The link is also available here. The mayor explains that he has been assured that reductions in the number of police will have no impact of people's safety. He also notes that people should just call 911 when they are in trouble. Sheriff Clark notes the obvious: that the police can't protect people all the time and the question is what people should do when they have to defend themselves against criminals.
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Couldn't care less. Not "could care less"....
ReplyDeleteTwo things here.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, the Sheriff does have authority over City, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Officers.
Secondly, if our modern cities had firearm crime rates that matched, or were lower than that of the so called Wild West, we wouldn't need many cops at all!