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Originally Posted by Rochard
You would think with unemployment being so high it would be just the opposite.
My hometown here has been laying off police officers left and right and you can see it - We never see the local police cruising around.
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My town just went through a major uprising because the city commissioner wanted to fold the police department and contract out to the county which would mean much less of a police presence. People here were so up in arms that the city commissioner ended up resigning over it.
The funny thing is he said he wanted to do it for budget reasons because we can't afford them, but everyone in town knows he and the police chief don't see eye to eye. He claimed that he had cut everything he could from the city budget and the police was all that was left, but then the truth comes out that there are five people on the city payroll who are friends of his (including his wife's sister) who basically have no job description and seemingly do nothing yet pull in a $45K+ a year salary plus great benefits. When that came out during a city council meeting he got pissed and said, "If you don't like how I staff the offices I will offer my resignation." The council voted unanimously to accept it. He was shocked because he thought they wouldn't call his bluff.
now he is gone and those other people are gone. It is crazy what people get away with right in front of everyone.