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Wisconsin: Capitol security costs: $3.2 million and counting
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^
| 3/29/11
| Don Walker
Posted on 03/28/2011 3:13:01 PM PDT by Jean S
Madison - Law enforcement agencies ran up more than $3.2 million in pay, overtime, mileage, food and hotels while providing security during weeks of protests at the Capitol, according to preliminary numbers compiled by the Journal Sentinel.
The total bill is certain to go higher, largely because some municipal police departments and county sheriff's departments have not completed totaling their bills, some invoices are incomplete and costs for some larger law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, were not immediately available.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: costs; deficit; govtunion; protests; security; unions; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:13:09 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: Jean S
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:16:46 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The world is sleeping in the dark that the Church just can't fight, 'cause it's asleep in the light.)
To: Jean S
Hundreds of officers were on duty at the time, representing dozens of agencies. Yeah, and many of them were siding with the protesters and NOT doing what they were paid to do.
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:24:00 PM PDT
by
ladyvet
( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: Jean S
Lower cost and higher security success rate option:
Hire one armed Hell’s Angel for each door.
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:37:11 PM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: Jean S
Tolls to Rockford: $4.50
Hotel in Illinos: $129 per night.
Security during the protests: $3.2 million
Stuffing the union thugs: Priceless
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:37:43 PM PDT
by
proudpapa
To: Da Coyote
Second low cost option:
Require SAT scores at the door...
anything below 1200 doesn’t get in.
Therefore, no “education degree” holders will get in.
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:38:05 PM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: Jean S
Bill the Teachers,Non-Teaching Union!
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posted on
03/28/2011 3:51:24 PM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
To: Jean S
Wasn’t there $7 million + in damage to the capitol building. Thugs stuck signs everywhere. Beat up the place.
To: TigerClaws
No, the $7.5 was an exagerrated # by a lot.
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posted on
03/28/2011 4:00:23 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: Jean S
[No, the $7.5 was an exagerrated # by a lot.]
Last I read it was between $500,000 and $1 million.
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posted on
03/28/2011 5:00:26 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: fwdude
Exactly, a class action suit against the unions sponsoring this. Costs are increases because the City of Madison and Dane County police chiefs refused to allow their officers to protect the capitol. Bringing in officers from other areas of the state (travel and time costs) escalated the bill.
To: Jean S
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posted on
03/28/2011 6:23:51 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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