[Ol' Dan Tucker]

The absolute threshold responsibility of a government at any level is to ensure the safety of its citizens," he said, adding that local police officers are more effective because they "know the town, know the people and know the nuances.

Ah, the old 'public safety' saw, again.

It has been reaffirmed in the courts, time and time again, that the police are not there to ensure anyone's safety. They're job is to uphold the law --period.

Perhaps the real reason why so many municipalities are disbanding their police forces is that they can no longer afford to pay settlements to the next of kin after the cops are done riddling the citizens with bullets.

That, along with the practice of padding their retirement pay was probably the straws that break the camels' backs.

[dljordan]

“It has been reaffirmed in the courts, time and time again, that the police are not there to ensure anyone’s safety. They’re job is to uphold the law —period.”

It’s part of the programming that the citizens of this country have been subjected to. It has worked well. So has our obedience programming.