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.”
ANOTHER cons$#%&!@*utional violation by these communists
America is no more.
This is so wrong, these people belong in jail! The Fed has no cons$#%&!@*utional right to do or threaten to do. The People have to stand-up to this tyranny.
Go on believing that lie.
This just putting a bandied on the problem The root causes are not in the communities they are in the police departments and in the judicial systems OF AMERICA
Another hell hole mess coming by our illustrious idiots in charge.
Is it truly a test?
Media has portrayed the police as all bad. The truth is the communities that have punks and thugs. Everyone will be safe if you do things right. Just like he said, those cops that were shot didn’t deserve that. They were shot by a punk. Their act was cowardly. So just remember that. If you act like a criminal, you will be treated as one. Don’t be a cowardly punk.
The Red Coats are coming !! Lock n Load
in the 60’s it started in Dallas, it is a reality and worked on since the 60’s. $#%&!@* did it in Germany and this guy, Barry, is following his lead in every way he can. This country was formed in opposition to a STRONG central government, WAKE UP AMERICA! Make your feelings known at the ballot it is important.