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.”
Alabama should make it know that the feds are not welcome to come in and try to take over their states law enforcement. This is the beginning ot the formation of the
this is BS, sounds like riots and war to me. Federal takeover of anything is bad, especially with obama & Holder.
BS Jack, you are paranoid.
Not good.
This government can’t protect our bidets what makes them think they can protect these cities. Impeach the entire staff.
Uncons$#%&!@*utional ,,,,,,, the Feds gave to follow the cons$#%&!@*ution when we are not attacked on our shores …this will prove nothing to the military except cost a lot of money and a lot of suites against the Feds Abzug there violation of the law of our country ((( the cons$#%&!@*ution that is the property of the people and the laws of our country ))) ..
The police are not a military organization ,, that is what is wrong with the police today they do not get police training but instead get trained as a solder ..the police are not even In Any militia as the founding fathers were afread if it becoming a political army .. The military should only be. Solders not police men according to the cons$#%&!@*ution ..
The criminals are licking their chops. Working cl$#%&!@* people of any race, get out now before its too late. Whatever police are there now should up and quit. The two $#%&!@*ing $#%&!@*hole pieces of $#%&!@* cant have what they want so they make their own rules and take over. How in the hell is this $#%&!@* legal. Country is going to $#%&!@*, what a joke.
Community Trust? We dont trust them at all and wish they would just stay out of Texas or they might find themselves at the wrong end of a gun.
What if the takeover means federalizing the local police to enforce federal laws that states have deemed legal at a state level???