Only if when the BLM anus sniffers turn up, we can off them at our leisure.
WAPO today article about the advisability of a National police.
I thought we outran the SS or the Stasi. Guess I was wrong
You’re right.
They are effectively aiding the anarchists and preventing the citizens from defending themselves.
Back when I was a kid, our local (small town) police officers were friendly and polite. And they showed up when you needed them.
I still live in that small town. Most of our local police officers are now needlessly rude and stand-offish. But they still show up when you need them! So yes, I will happily pay taxes to support them.
If, however, you live in a big city I suppose your perspective might be different.
Be nice to see all the police in these liberal shxthole cities pack their bags and walk out and leave a simple message.. Call if you need anything when we’re fully funded.
They could also call in sick for any politician security details.
The problem is elected judges and prosecutors are not putting away offenders.
Because it’s less expensive to tax for a small force of armed police than arm all the citizens?
This would be a no-brainer for anyone with an IQ higher than an imbecile.
It part of a much larger game you don’t mention. Federal Police - FBI, DEA, IRS, etc. etc. will ever be criticized, doxxed, defunded or protested against.
Why is that? Who fills the vacuum when local police are neutered?
Was told the town we are moving to is basically “redneck”...cops won’t stand for idiocy...Thankfully...yet.
I believe the founders intended for the sheriff to be our chief lawman.
I also believe that a national police force would be the FBI and Homeland Security on steroids.
The reason making the sheriff the #1 lawman again would be much better than our present system is that the sheriff is directly responsible to the voting public and can be replaced at their will on election day.
So the sheriff will pay attention when you have a complaint.
Contrast to your city chief of police. You can’t get near him. Complaints go to the mayor who takes them to the city council who talk about it for hours and then decide what to tell the chief.
Try complaining to the FBI. The FBI does not even recognize President Trump. The FBI has several layers of bureaucrats between it and the public and in no way are responsible to the voter.
I believe that disbanding the police and transferring the funds to the local sheriff so he can hire the men and purchase the needed equipment would improve the public’s relations with law enforcement.
It would also result in uniform enforcement throughout a county whereas now you can have a dozen interpretations of the law in the same county.
Disband the courts.
Make all judges and lawyers shine shoes for a living.
Most people who think we “need” police are those who think the police are nothing more than taxpayer-funded security guards. That’s simply not what they are supposed to be doing, and if you think that IS what they should be doing then you ain’t a real American.
The reason you have to have police is that without them the only “justice” is the vendetta. Tit-for-tat violence like the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud, or the clan wars of pre-Colonial American aboriginal peoples.
“Vengeance is Mine, saith the Lord”. Think that through.
A friend from work wants big cities to remove their police forces to let everyone learn what real chaos is like.
We’re watching America morph into SA. It won’t be long if this trend continues...
Agreed. They sit back and watch then arrest the law abiding people defending themselves.
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Until I do.
Did they protect your property or business from rioters and arson?
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There are no rioters in my community; there’s no one committing arson.
And that fact has very little to do with the police. Even if I lived in a shit hole like Minneapolis, I would not expect the police to prevent riots and arson. I would feel like I deserve the riots and the looting and the burning.
You need to understand that the police are just a representation of the citizens in their community. Just as people deserve their elected leaders, they also deserve the police department that supposedly serves and protects them.
So if you live in Minneapolis or Portland, you deserve the cops to stand around looking the other way when BLM is looting and rioting.
If the 2nd amendment was honored we wouldn’t need 80% of the police.