[caver]

“At a time when we need more, better-trained and -equipped cops than ever, we’re seeing police layoffs, hiring freezes, and budget cuts.”

This is BS. There are more cops now than ever. They are armed to max like SWAT teams and almost totally militarized. I can’t drive across our small city without seeing at least 3 or 4 police cars. They sure don’t give me any sense of comfort. Even such departments like Indiana’s DNR has a fully loaded SWAT team. We don’t need any more cops.

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This is BS. There are more cops now than ever.

Not here...

106 San Jose cops get layoff notices

[PapaBear3625]

This is BS. There are more cops now than ever. They are armed to max like SWAT teams and almost totally militarized. I can’t drive across our small city without seeing at least 3 or 4 police cars. They sure don’t give me any sense of comfort. Even such departments like Indiana’s DNR has a fully loaded SWAT team. We don’t need any more cops.

Having more cops is ineffective, when the cops practice a "catch and release" program. We could get by on a fraction of the police force, IF the funding was transferred to more prison space for chronic offenders.

[magslinger]

They are armed to max like SWAT teams and almost totally militarized.

No kidding. I saw a sheriff's deputy wearing a combat harness, brown military style shooting sweater with leather patch on the shoulder, BDU trousers bloused over jump boots. I started laughing hysterically when I saw his vehicle: an SUV marked County Parks Division.

[DuncanWaring]

They are armed to max like SWAT teams and almost totally militarized.

Gets around that icky "Posse Commitatus".