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08-27-2012, 07:26 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/24/camden-nj-to-reboot-police-department-by-new-year/?intcmp=trending
In the latest example of a cash-strapped municipality taking drastic measures to deal with swollen public sector liabilities and shrinking budgets, the city plans to disband its 460-member police department and replace it with a non-union “Metro Division” of the Camden County Police. Backers of the plan say it will save millions of dollars for taxpayers while ensuring public safety, but police unions say it is simply a way to get out of collective bargaining with the men and women in blue.
Camden is often considered amongst the top 5 most dangerous places to live in the US with one of the nations highest murder rates.
Some background on Camden:
Corruption is rampant, with three mayors sent to prison in a little more than two decades. Five police officers, two of whom are out on bail and three of whom have pleaded guilty, have been charged with planting evidence, making false arrests and trading drugs for information from prostitutes. County prosecutor Warren Faulk has had to drop charges against some 200 suspects, including some who'd spent years in prison, because of the misconduct. The city is dominated by an old-time party boss, George Norcross III. Although he does not live in Camden, his critics contend that he decides who runs for office and who does not, who gets city and state contracts and which projects get funded.
http://www.thenation.com/article/155801/city-ruins#
New Jersey's gun laws are not just absurdly restrictive, but the state is recognized nationwide as a "Beacon of Stupidity" when it comes to gun laws. Here are 12 shining examples:
http://www.pgnh.org/count_your_blessings_new_jersey_shows_how_bad_gun_ laws_can_be
“The premise of the Second Amendment, the need for minutemen, no longer exists.
In a free society we must rely on the police.
We have more important rights to fight for than the right to bear arms.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686059/posts
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In the latest example of a cash-strapped municipality taking drastic measures to deal with swollen public sector liabilities and shrinking budgets, the city plans to disband its 460-member police department and replace it with a non-union “Metro Division” of the Camden County Police. Backers of the plan say it will save millions of dollars for taxpayers while ensuring public safety, but police unions say it is simply a way to get out of collective bargaining with the men and women in blue.
Camden is often considered amongst the top 5 most dangerous places to live in the US with one of the nations highest murder rates.
Some background on Camden:
Corruption is rampant, with three mayors sent to prison in a little more than two decades. Five police officers, two of whom are out on bail and three of whom have pleaded guilty, have been charged with planting evidence, making false arrests and trading drugs for information from prostitutes. County prosecutor Warren Faulk has had to drop charges against some 200 suspects, including some who'd spent years in prison, because of the misconduct. The city is dominated by an old-time party boss, George Norcross III. Although he does not live in Camden, his critics contend that he decides who runs for office and who does not, who gets city and state contracts and which projects get funded.
http://www.thenation.com/article/155801/city-ruins#
New Jersey's gun laws are not just absurdly restrictive, but the state is recognized nationwide as a "Beacon of Stupidity" when it comes to gun laws. Here are 12 shining examples:
http://www.pgnh.org/count_your_blessings_new_jersey_shows_how_bad_gun_ laws_can_be
“The premise of the Second Amendment, the need for minutemen, no longer exists.
In a free society we must rely on the police.
We have more important rights to fight for than the right to bear arms.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686059/posts
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