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.”
Thank you for that Patrick. Report to your nearest FEMA camp. idiot.
You got your change liberal $#%&!@* holes
This is hilarius. And the word truth is in the name of this website. Try not to be so gullible.
Holy $#%&!@*! Communism in all it’s glory. So sad that America is being ruined from the inside out. We have a congress (doesn’t matter about majority) that refuses to defend the cons$#%&!@*ution and a “leader” that is breaking us as a nation. Time for the people to make a stand!
If anyone wants to see how well that works, look at Chicago. Read up on Homan Square. If this current administration continues you can expect this in every city. I use Chicago as an example as it is a major US city and is located in a state that is run exclusively by democrats from the bottom to the very top. This is a clear warning of their idea of “policing”.
Any governor that would allow this deserved a rope right next to Eric and Barry.
Are you serious? More beurocracy. Just find the burglars that broke in my store. I don’t care if their feelings are hurt!
We do not need a federal police force. We need a Federal Government small, unoffensive, and keeping out of American lives.
Corey John Cox?
That’s what is is , a take over . And they are only getting started .