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The City of Oakland has decided to fire 80 police officers. At the same time the chief of Police announced his police will no longer respond to many criminal acts.
"Consider the case of Anthony Batts, the police chief of Oakland, Calif. He has announced that his department will no longer respond to citizen calls on 44 criminal and non criminal matters typically handled by the police, including grand theft, burglary, embezzlement and auto accidents. This was Chief Batts response to Oakland’s decision to lay off 80 police officers.
The city is trying to deal with an approximate $30 million budget deficit. As in most cities, expenditures for police account for a significant portion of Oakland’s budget. With a 776-person force, it spends about $250,000 per officer per year, including salary and benefits."
Maybe all the cops should be fired--and hire private security, that will do the job they were hired to do.
The Police chief said, give me my money or you do not get protection. Sounds like a totalitarian State. The first role of government is to protect its citizens. Oakland has decided the role of government is to tax, bully and discriminate.
Want to visit Oakland? I hope you are a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, the police have announced you are on your own.
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"Consider the case of Anthony Batts, the police chief of Oakland, Calif. He has announced that his department will no longer respond to citizen calls on 44 criminal and non criminal matters typically handled by the police, including grand theft, burglary, embezzlement and auto accidents. This was Chief Batts response to Oakland’s decision to lay off 80 police officers.
The city is trying to deal with an approximate $30 million budget deficit. As in most cities, expenditures for police account for a significant portion of Oakland’s budget. With a 776-person force, it spends about $250,000 per officer per year, including salary and benefits."
Maybe all the cops should be fired--and hire private security, that will do the job they were hired to do.
The Police chief said, give me my money or you do not get protection. Sounds like a totalitarian State. The first role of government is to protect its citizens. Oakland has decided the role of government is to tax, bully and discriminate.
Want to visit Oakland? I hope you are a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, the police have announced you are on your own.
More...