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Originally posted by TheUniverse
reply to post by badgerman24
It would probably be an improvement to cut cop funding. most of the just go around Abusing their powers anyway
Originally posted by badgerman24
I have noticed in the news that Cops are getting there budgets cut more often then normal. I under stand that money is running out but i would think cutting cop money would be last option. I read about the feds cutting money to states and counties drug task forces. If we were to go into marshall law They would want cops gone and just replace them with troops. If you think about all of the little things that have been happening it sure seems like they are trying to make it easy to take total controll. Here is a link to a blog talking about it too.
joshtolley.wordpress.com...
Originally posted by badgerman24
I have noticed in the news that Cops are getting there budgets cut more often then normal. I under stand that money is running out but i would think cutting cop money would be last option. I read about the feds cutting money to states and counties drug task forces. If we were to go into marshall law They would want cops gone and just replace them with troops. If you think about all of the little things that have been happening it sure seems like they are trying to make it easy to take total controll. Here is a link to a blog talking about it too.
joshtolley.wordpress.com...
It's far more likely to lead to privatized police and firefighting.
Originally posted by AMANNAMEDQUEST
Marshall has his own law now? If it’s anything like Martial Law, that would be scary.
Aside from being a smartass, my city is dying and the police (the union has been dissolved) force is being handled by the county sheriff instead. We’ve already had a declining force, but it doesn’t seem the crime rates have jumped, actually it seems to have eased down. Of course that could be because everyone’s moved out, my town literally looks like something from The Road movie, minus abandoned and burning cars in the middle of the streets.
Originally posted by Rockdisjoint
reply to post by ~Lucidity
It's far more likely to lead to privatized police and firefighting.
I seriously doubt that. The state will never give up its monopoly on defense.
Originally posted by ~Lucidity
Originally posted by Rockdisjoint
reply to post by ~Lucidity
It's far more likely to lead to privatized police and firefighting.
I seriously doubt that. The state will never give up its monopoly on defense.
Er...how is this really different than private military contractors (PMCs)? They sure gave up that "monopoly on defense: fast enough. There are those who want to privatize all government functions to put more of our money into their pals' pockets.
Ha...I didn't even notice "Marshall."edit on 6/20/2011 by ~Lucidity because: (no reason given)