"When the federal government slashed $38 billion from the fiscal 2011 budget last month, few felt the pain more acutely than local police departments.
The loss of hundreds of millions in Justice Department grants — a casualty of the 11th-hour budget compromise — will affect everything from obtaining bulletproof vests to maintaining an already dwindling police force for some struggling departments.
The Justice Department was among the hardest hit, with nearly $1 billion lopped off the 2011 budget — a 2.9 percent decrease from last year. While officials say national security will not be compromised by the reduced budget, local police departments, many of which are already reeling from the economic downturn, are likely to feel the pinch'.........read more here
sooo... when people get pissed as food becomes unafordable.. the police will only have a few members with machine guns as opposed to many officers with plastic bullets and tasers
ReplyDeletebasically as funding for police deps goes down the use of force to quell the masses goes up
any thoughts?
--
phoenixlonewolf.blogspot.com
a breakdown of society could be close........lack of healthcare, education food.........no cops....you get the picture....
ReplyDelete