Facing large budget cuts that will eliminate hundreds of officers, Miami, FL residents are being told to buy guns and take other measures for their protection.
“If the mayor’s not going to provide security, then my recommendation, as an experienced law enforcement officer for nearly 40 years, is either buy yourself an attack dog, put bars on your windows and doors and get yourself some firearms because you’re going to have to protect yourselves,” police union president John Rivera stated. “We won’t be able to.”
Gimenez said if no concessions are made by the labor union, “then you’re looking at about 250 police officers” who will lose their jobs.
The police force will attempt to fill the gap, Gimenez said, by placing law enforcement staffers from administrative posts on street patrols. He wants the labor union to meet him in the middle.
“This is the amount of money that we have, and if I have to pay more for the employees at the end, we are probably going to have to have fewer employees, unless I continue these concessions and get a 15 percent reduction in our healthcare costs,” he said. “Then we can maintain most of the employees.”
The Miami mayor vowed that a tax hike will not be forthcoming regardless of what union concessions do or do not materialize.
“We will not increase the burden on our residents through higher taxes,” he said.
In addition to the police department cuts, the mayor also is proposing:
- reducing the library department by 200 employees.
- downsizing mowing and maintenance cycles in some areas.
- increasing attention to signal, sign, flooding and pothole repairs.
- reducing Zoo Miami hours.
- increasing bus and Metrorail fares.
- closing a golf course.
- postponing police officer and correctional officer training classes.
Specialized law enforcement units which focus upon tactical narcotics investigations, robbery and gangs would also be reduced.
Response time to non-emergency calls is expected to increase from 13 to 30 minutes in some areas due to the department cutbacks, The Miami Herald reported.
Rivera reportedly feels that the mayor was wrong to use hotel taxes to support a $350 million renovation at Sun Life Stadium.
“You don’t enjoy the safety and security you deserve. But you can certainly enjoy a Dolphins game,” the union president said.
Source: offthegridnews.com
Photo: NBCMiami.com
America is going down the tubes thanks to your worthless politicians
some would think ..treason..think obamasnare-common core-nsa-borders,,enemy generals released,terrorists armed,police militarized,reputation turned to inhumane and military weakened ,more and more,..in times of such grave threat? .ib a time when leaders weaken us these true colors are revealed,to define treason.our greatest document ,our highest law,the constitution of the United states is transparently written..it is precise,it is well defined,it is self protecting in its terms,.iti s unconstitutional,to oppose ,oppress,change,deform,attack,or eliminate,any such action incriminates the betrayer immediately,u indeed r identified by ur evil deeds..pretty cool huh? ,any allowance of weakening our nation,supporting enemies,milking illegal funds,misdirecting funds,for those purposes ,is in fact high treason..isn’t it high,..time to call a spade a spade to demand accountability for all of them..?-no trial yet,??no sentencing? ..hmmm….? is this quote and so many others not proof of intention,now consider the acts and policies,the priorities? golf? limelight? really?? think for yourselves America,..what adds up,? what doesn’t? this c**p matters..i for one would love to know what other ways there are to interpret this single statement..
Why they are making the Gestapo police with Armoured cars like ready for war against us. Why they are facing budget cuts, laying off military and any one who will stand with the constitution. Against American the Traitor in Chief.
It is the Joker’s dream come true.
that is very ture
Thankfully , as of yet it is every citizen’s right to protect ourselves against any interloper’s to our domain’s . We must never let this go , the crime rate in England now , with their loss of ownership of self defense ,has increased five times relatively speaking to that of America !
Protect yourselfs save the tax dollars
Still waiting….
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