I just heard about this and thought how typical.
The mayor of DC has railed about defunding the Police along with the best of the Dem. Mayors and she got her wish when $15 million was stripped from their budget. Well it seems now with the rising crime rates she is rethinking that having cops and courts is a good idea.
"A police budget reduction of $15 million in fiscal year 2021 harmed police recruitment, she argued. MPD usually brings on about 250 new officers per year. This year, they’ve had only 42 uniformed hires.
Bowser will seek D.C. Council approval of $11 million for the hiring and training of 20 more officers in fiscal year 2021 and 150 more officers in fiscal year 2022. It will go before the council for a vote on Tuesday."
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...crime/2748446/
Is it really that difficult to link the bad policy of defunding the cops and worse making them out to be the enemy that recruitment for new Officers would be down?
Who would want to step onto the mean streets of these failing cities with a target on your back? The target that was placed their by the elected that are supposed to be on the side of law and order?
Well on the bright side if the $11 million works and results in more uniformed hires she will have saved the city $4 million but in DC $4 million is pocket change.
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