LA mayor cuts $150m from cops’ budget and gives it to communities of color instead – declaring he is committed to ‘making this moment not just a moment’

Daily Mail ^ | June 4, 2020 | Ryan Fahey

[kevcol]

The mayor of Los Angeles has vowed to cut $150million from the city's police budget and give it to communities of color.
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In addition to the sizable redirection of funds, Garcetti told reporter officers will be required to report misconduct going forward and to intervene when witnessing displays of excessive force.

By July, he said, a LA Department of Civil and Human Rights and an Office of Racial Equality will be up and running.

[Texas Eagle]

Just watch. The next time Garcetti wants to raise taxes, he'll threaten the public with having to cut the police budget if they don't vote for it.

[cherry]

cops won't toss their badges...but they will "slow down" police work in minority hoods....

they want their pension and they'll get their pension and if they have to slack off to get it , they'll do it....

[Vermont Lt]

My SIL’s State Police commander said he’s never put in for more OT than this week.

That’s gonna have to come from somewhere.

[Jeff Chandler]

The voters of Los Angeles know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

[BitWielder1]

What good will it do to those communities?
Nothing!
Next they will protest when the cops didn't show up to protect them.

[VOR78]

LAPD should announce a corresponding cut to patrols and response times in affluent neighborhoods.

[cuban leaf]

Who needs cops?
The less virtuous a people, the greater their need for laws (and cops). Fortunately these are very virtuous neighborhoods, so they should be fine.

[samadams2000]

We’ve entered the giddy stage of progressive liberalism. At this point it becomes how when and where will the people say enough.

[faithhopecharity]

rewarding the rioters and arsonists with OUR tax money!
who the F does this “mayor of LA” think he is, anyway?

[EinNYC]

It is frightening to even contemplate being under the rule of such a complete agenda-driven moron. He actually goes beyond the state of being a moron, he is insane. What, is he in a contest with DumblASSio for Most Absolutely Insane Head of a City or in a Kiss Minority Butt & Surrender contest? LA already has its share of homeless bums and COVID—now they need a reduction in their police force? And doubtless, minority council members will be the ones, as in NYC, going over the police budget one by one, to make it “kosher” and completely impotent.

[blueunicorn6]

He can say anything.

Doing is another matter.

Does LA have a city council?

[SkiKnee]

"...officers will be required to report misconduct going forward and to intervene when witnessing displays of excessive force."

I suppose they'll be reporting misconduct to their local BLM overlord who will also have the power and authority to define "excessive force" in any manner he sees fit.

Enjoy the suck!!!

[a fool in paradise]

Eliminate all of the pensions in all City of LA jobs and you’ll find a lot more money to give away.

Challenge those who are losing it to speak out against such a policy.

[D Rider]

750?

[a fool in paradise]

I’m hearing repeatedly that the reason it is so hard to get rid of “bad cops” is because of union protections in collective bargaining.

Make the union leaders defend their policies.

[a fool in paradise]

Those lobbyists have more money to donate to candidates.

[pikachu]

2019-2020 proposed budget was 3 billion so 150 million is about 5%

[mo]

looks like LAPD has been somewhat less than compliant with expectations of “standing down”

[magna carta]

Cloward Piven I believe
Scary times but I still believe the good will prevail

[cherry]

businesses can not thrive,let alone survive if they are bombarded with constant crime....