"A huge sticking point in the order was the appointment of special policemen to help enforce the order. Under the city charter, the mayor can appoint special policemen during times of emergency. I said in our press release that I would swear in up to 150 policemen," Brumbalow wrote in his post. "I was looking at a worst case scenario caused by the pandemic as our police department has 18 officers. I can see that I didn't communicate our thoughts and intentions clearly enough. People reacted strongly on social media thinking we were becoming a police state. That was never the intent."
Or - they told him...
32 posted on 04/02/2020 3:17:21 AM PDT by trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)