Sat Jan 28, 2012, 11:53 PM

Zalatix (8,994 posts)

Is it possible for Occupy to bankrupt a city's police department?

How many people can any city's police department hope to detain? How much does one average jury trial cost?

We need to kill the funding for the police gangs in every city where they arrest Occupy activists. Drive them to the breaking point. Is this possible?

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Is it possible for Occupy to bankrupt a city's police department? (Original post)	Zalatix	Jan 2012	OP
Yes, unfortunately it would come out of other city funding, somewhere.	joshcryer	Jan 2012	#1
Imagine a large metropolitan city without police.	randome	Jan 2012	#2
Really.	applegrove	Jan 2012	#3
I imagine that they could recoup costs from those successfully prosecuted/fined.	David__77	Jan 2012	#4
No	ProgressiveProfessor	Jan 2012	#5
You sure about that? Police budgets are under attack in some places already.	Zalatix	Jan 2012	#7
Lowering a budget is not the same as what you asked	ProgressiveProfessor	Jan 2012	#8
It's a good start. As is this.	Zalatix	Jan 2012	#9
I get your point,	Joe Shlabotnik	Jan 2012	#6

Response to Zalatix (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 11:59 PM

joshcryer (62,229 posts)

1. Yes, unfortunately it would come out of other city funding, somewhere.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 12:01 AM

randome (34,845 posts)

2. Imagine a large metropolitan city without police.

Not a nice picture, IMO.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 12:05 AM

applegrove (115,649 posts)

3. Really.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 12:18 AM

David__77 (21,536 posts)

4. I imagine that they could recoup costs from those successfully prosecuted/fined.

With the right legal strategies, however, cities could certainly be compelled to back off with the arrests.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 01:55 AM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

5. No

Public safety is the primary function of government. Other things would be sacrificed to keep that funded.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 02:28 AM

Zalatix (8,994 posts)

7. You sure about that? Police budgets are under attack in some places already.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/miami-dade-police-lay-off_n_1207399.html

http://www.lvrj.com/news/shrinking-police-budgets-expose-flaw-in-more-cops-sales-tax-122545024.html

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 02:53 AM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

8. Lowering a budget is not the same as what you asked

Being a primary responsibility is not the same as budgetary carte blanche

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 03:47 PM

Zalatix (8,994 posts)

9. It's a good start. As is this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002237806

We need to go further, though.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012, 02:24 AM

Joe Shlabotnik (5,604 posts)

6. I get your point,

but tax payer dollars are endless. I agree in a sense that the police 1) beat down dissent of the PTB, and 2) generate operating cash (ie highway traffic act offenses). We will never bankrupt the police as long people live in fear. That said, Obviously the police also provide necessary functions in any community. So bankrupting them is not option, but engaging the average voter as to how their tax dollars are spent is a whole other argument. And one desperately in need of happening.

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