Dogs breathe a sigh of relief.
It wouldn’t surprise me the Village Council issued them some very ridiculous Rules of Law Enforcement to follow.
There’s still law enforcement at the state and county levels, and if the village police department was only comprised of two people, I find it hard to believe that their resignation would cause any real issues.
One less speed trap in the world.
Time to activate the local militia.
That’s what it’s for.
Were the two cops upset because the town wouldn’t cover the cost of their steroid injections? Or did they want to buy some cool assault gear and the mayor said no?
A police department that only has two officers probably doesn’t need any. I’m sure the county sheriff or state police can pick up the slack.
The sad situation of this country reflects in my first response to this news as “Good News”.
We’ve got rural small towns here that are unincorporating, leaving police work to the county and fire protection to volunteer fire departments. Those with water and sewer systems are handing them over to private contractors who charge residents a fee. The populations had declined to the point that residents and businesses remaining could not shoulder the tax burden.
I have mixed emotions. The decline is sad. That they’re freeing themselves of a tax burden to an extent is good. Hard to believe this is going on in a state that’s gaining population fairly rapidly. But, that’s all urban and suburban with some coastal and mountain retirees. Rural areas are not doing too well.
... after the two-person department quit, leaving a glaring hole in the community...
If 2 people leave a “glaring hole” then they have a far larger problem.
Like the glaring sinkhole where the collective intellect fell.
Somehow, I suspect the writer of hyperbole...
