The City of Los Angeles recently decided to downsize its police department’s elite homicide unit. But that’s not all, as the overstretched LAPD shall no longer respond to traffic collisions.
What could go wrong?
The Daily Caller’s Marlo Safi has more:
Due to budgetary challenges, more than 200 LAPD officers will be moved back to patrol under a “broad reorganization aimed at preserving patrol and community engagement functions,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Under the plan, anyone with minor injuries from car accidents and hit-and-run crashes will need to file a report online.
The LAPD will soon downsize its specialized units and stop responding in person to traffic collisions and other minor incidents as part of a broad reorganization aimed at preserving patrol and community engagement amid a $150 million budget cut.https://t.co/DER7bhWJvK
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 8, 2020
In June, following protests and riots that erupted across the country over the death of George Floyd, the Los Angeles City Council moved toward defunding the LAPD, voting to cut the department’s budget by up to $150 million, according to CBS.
The plan also cuts 350 sworn positions and will reduce the LAPD ranks down to 9,700 by April. Currently, the department has 10,100 sworn officers, according to the LA Times.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore told the LA Times that the department would also cut its air support, robbery, homicide, and gang and narcotics units in response to the City Council decision to slash the budget. Civilian employees will also be lost.
On your own and UN armed, what could go wrong?
Yes indeed….seems to me a far better idea to reduce the size of the CITY COUNCIL and get a Mayor with some common sense and BALLS.
Cutting the Police is simply a proven stupid move.
WE THE PEOPLE can do better and deserve much better.
In order to do so you need voters with common sense and balls. Both in critically short supply in Kalifornia.
On the right voters…… Plenty of illegals and criminals with HUGE balls voting in the idiot state now!
Yep You get what you vote for, Hope the Liberals Love their Crime Ridden City & I hope they get a GOOD dose of Crime Issues so they can see that Communism isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.
If you are a law abiding citizen who voted for the Dems …… JUST SHUT UP!
If you are a criminal, on welfare, don’t work and don’t want to work, voted for the Dems start your celebration!
Everyone else MOVE OUT OF THE BIG CITIES. It’s gonna get BAD!
All you liberals voters in LA have the exact results you voted for. Now, kindly stay there and die. Don’t move here and bring you stupidity with you.
YOU VOTED FOR LAW AND ORDER TO GO AWAY NOW DON’T CRY ME A RIVER WHEN YOU GET SHOT IN THE STREET OR IN YOUR HOMES YOU ASK FOR IT. NOW ENJOY THE BAD TIMES. MAYBE NANCY PELOSI WILL LET YOU KISS HER ASS AS YOU DIE. STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.
I think it’s good why should our police try to help all they get is a hard time. Maybe we should go back to the Wild West days everyone who can carry a gun this is what they want . Always back the blue they are there to help if we let them to bad for commifornia let the do what they want just don’t leave you are not allowed to move you all brought this on yourselfs now deal with it. Dumb libturds.
Agreed.
The liberals deserve less protection because they want to do some other kind of community policing. Law enforcement should protect those who appreciate their protection. Blue lives matter! 💙🖤💙🖤💙
So don’t protect any welfare, rainbows, or illegals. How you gonna do that. Best I can think of is respond to call then leave if the caller fits any of liberal socialist demoncRAT examples! ??
This is pitiful. See what the Democrats are doing – they are demasculizing our police and all agencies that support our cities. PLEASE vote straight RED in all the upcoming midterms. Our country and the safety of our citizens depend on it. Biden is already saying he will let all illegals just walk into our country (murderers and all) once he is in office. Who do you think is going to have to pay for the upkeep of these illegals. YOu and me. And sorry, I don’t want to. If someone can’t obey our border instructions and come in legally, I don’t want them
Actually he said he was going to let in tons of refugees the first year in office. Way more than Obama or Trump put together. Guess they want to ensure a win in 2024 as well.
YOU BEST BE READY AND LOCK AND LOAD BECAUSE IT WILL BE YOUR LIFE AGAINST ALL THE CRIMINALS BIDEN WANTS YOU TO SUPPORT. I SAY WE SHOULD ALL LINE UP AT THE BORDER AND SHOOT THEM AS THEY TRY TO GET IN.
May God be with these officers and the Dems get a dose of what they’re putting good people through.
👍🇺🇸🙏
Remember what happened when there were police strikes. Police protection is vital, sometimes we have to protect the police. That’s not too much to ask.
THE ONES THAT WILL CALL FOR HELP ARE PROBABLY THE ONES WHO VOTED TO DEFUND THE POLICE. SORRY NO ONE IS ON DUTY TO HELP YOU.
Sound’s like libturd paradise has finally arrived…coming soon to ‘a demon(c)rat-run $#!+-hole’ near you? Enjoy…
Big Mistake!!! What are you going to do when someone breaks into your home in the middle of the night. Call 911….there may not be any officers available due to idiotic down sizing.
We need more officers….not less!!!
MY GUN IS LOCK AND LOADED JUST LET SOMEONE COME INTO MY HOUSE UNINVITED HE OR SHE WON’T LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT.
Here we go. Innocent citizens will now be left in the cold and it won’t only affect minor incidents, it will inevitably affect whether they have the ability to deal with serious criminal offenders as well. Welcome back to the wild, wild west. Eventually those trying to protect themselves will be the one’s in prison and the criminals will run those communities as they’ll not be the one’s to be prosecuted. LE will become too afraid to do their job’s properly and the only way they’ll eventually be stopped will be due to desperation, hence even more violence. It feels as though going to bed one night and then waking in a Middle East country. We need Jesus to return as quickly as possible.
Heavenly Father God, please bless and protect us from the rampant evil intent on consuming us. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Lord hear our prayers.
i hope LA burns to the ground so they get exactly what they deserve
Let the maroons call a social worker if a homicidal maniac breaks in. She can hold their hands as he stands over them deciding who to shoot first. Idiots and they voted for THAT?
Give the arrogant democrats what they voted for!
Too bad for Americans in California who voted red. The blue side screwed you all
Perhaps it would be a great idea for the police to refuse to enforce CA gun laws…
I bet their election has been rigged for a long time. There can’t be that many stupid people!
You don’t get out much, do you. Stupid people far outnumber those of us with common sense. Especially in commifornia.
It’s time for citizens there to find conservative junkyard dog lawyers to sue the city council for damages due to lack of police protection. The FIRST duty of government is to protect CITIZENS from crimes. Other functions, including welfare, come AFTER that.
Oops my comment should say Most insurance companies will NOT process claims unless there is a police report.
9700 officers for 3.8 million people? Is the city council insane?
Never mind, stupid question.
Hey leo’s Take a vacation.Your politicians do not back you.
I LIVE IN CA, I VOTED FOR TRUNP. I AM ALWAYS FOR THE BLUE IN. I WOULD LEAVE CA IF I COULD.
IT IS NOT A HAPPY PLACE ANT MORE.
I VOTED FOR TRUMP
… the answer to this whole problem is quite simple….blacks hate white cops, so only send black cops to black calls and white cops to everything else…
…when a dispatcher answers an emergency call the first thing he/she should ask is …are you black? If the answer is yes, dispatch should say…ok, we know you think all white cops are racist and out to kill you, so we’ll send the next available black officer, because they are so much nicer than those white boys…can’t guarantee when they’ll be there, but you’ll be happier that you waited…
…and of course I’m sure newsome and the fascist government are cutting back on their security details, right?
It’s the democrats way criminals are free regular citizens are imprisoned and the sad thing is these people voted for these politicians that are not looking out for the safety of citizens. But if you drive by newsomes or pelosi or the mayors homes there will be a police presence because they really don’t care what happens to you and your family but your tax dollars will pay to protect theirs.
Here comes another mass exodus from The People’s Republic of Kalifornia….
God help us!!!’ Now they Want to stop Christmas under the guise of Covid
Thats KRIMLINfornia for ya !!!
I wonder how many people planning vacations are going to avoid the hot spots. Liberal or conservative – many will avoid these cities.
Makes me want to move to that Hell hole