Birmingham, AL has been chosen as one of 6 states the feds will use to pilot the nationalization of local and state law enforcement agencies. Touted as initiative to ‘build community trust’ between citizens and local police, this takeover follows the age-old Marxist pattern of cloaking despotism within a faux security blanket.
The other pilot cities include Ft. Worth, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Stockton, Birmingham and Gary, Indiana.
Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement today. The $4.7 million National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice was announced in April and is a partnership between federal officials and criminal justice experts focused on providing training, policy and research to address distrust between citizens and law enforcement.
The other pilot cities are: Ft. Worth, Gary, Indiana, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and Stockton. The initiative comes after several high profile fatal police-involved shootings.
“We are truly honored that DOJ would select Birmingham as one of six national pilot sites,” said Birmingham police Chief A.C. Roper. “The mayor and I actually started discussing this initiative several months ago and knew there would be over 100 cities vying for the limited opportunities.”
“We’re all aware of the modern day issues and national discussion on policing in America. Although we’ve worked extremely hard building bridges in our communities we saw this initiative as an opportunity to strengthen relationships, increase public cooperation, and improve the perception of police legitimacy across our city,” Roper said. “We truly recognize that the Birmingham Police Department cannot be successful without community support and community trust. This three year project will allow us to serve as a national police model and increase our capacity to serve our citizens.”
The Department of Justice started the initiative as part of the My Brother’s Keeper program, which seeks to create opportunities for all young people throughout the country – regardless of background – to improve their lives and reach their full potential.
“We are always committed to engaging with the community to ensure that we are serving them and hearing their concerns,” Birmingham U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a prepared statement. “We want to do a good job of listening, so that we can work together to make the community safe. We appreciate the opportunity to be one of the six pilot sites in this initiative, and the recognition from Washington that we are trying to get it right down here.”
Did I miss his apology to Darren Wilson and the citizens of Ferguson and neighboring towns? He could start by arresting Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who incited the riots? He could resign immediately in dishonor. Tell o that Lynch is un acceptable as AG and put up someone who will uphold our laws and Cons$#%&!@*ution.
The very first black $#%&!@*.
Then someone had better take care of him.
I get it. DOJ spies and moles, serving in the open, to serve as paid witnesses in DOJ prosecutions of local cops, plus to serve to divide local officers. The ensuing chaos serves as justification for Total Federal Control of local law enforcement. Then, the “test group” cops have to choose, do they serve their immediate community, or the political/social/enforcement focus of thr federal DOJ?
Govt. control of state and local law enforcement; who’s going to ‘police’, control the government since they’ve thrown the Cons$#%&!@*ution out the window?
You mean “Martial Law.” But, yes.
Marshal law is coming if Obama has his way… http://conservativepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dictator-obama-360×220.jpg
Try that c**p here and they might finds that they will have new openings for replacement personnel.
This terrifies me. Communism is written all over it. Our prez is going to finish ruining our country before he leaves office.
sounds like he start of martial law if you ask me