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.”
Never happen in Kansas, our governor & attorney general have already told Holder & Obama to get bent.
Lisa Race Hermann, I do not argue the perpetuation of the police state however, the Federal Government taking over local law enforcement, not likely.
Maybe, this food for thought will get some liberal weenies to understand the intent of the Second Amendment.
Wow… Age Old Marxist process…..described as a Security Blanket. You need to review your “age old” history (actually goes back only just of 100 years but let’s not quibble over the definition of “age old”) There was nothing warm and fuzzy about Marxist takeover. It was, in short, “do it our way or die”…… and even when it does done “the Marxist way” thousands of non-Marxists (and even Marxists who were not of the particular brand of Marxism of the leadership) died.
You blatant use of “Commie” scare tactics reminds me of the “not so old McCarthyism” attacks on personal liberties of Americans, attacked their freedom of $#%&!@*ociation and free speech.
In short, YOU are your own worst enemy.
For the good of who?????
Read the story, for god’s sake. The headline is stupid!
Whats that smell?
This is being done right under our nose. WAKE UP PEOPLE…this is serious.. We would NOT have a say in anything that is done. They would take away all of our rights, guns on up to our children. This is what $#%&!@* did!!!! Why do you think all the anti-police stuff is going on!!! It is POLITICAL so we won’t trust our own law enforcement and want “big brother” to step in and take us over. NO NO NO!! This is NOT right.
F off d heads u can’t even run the White House !
How can this be?????
This is a very bad idea. Law enforcement belongs to the states, not the federal government. Beginning of “Big Brother”.