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.”
Waiting for Congress to stop its dithering and perform according to their Cons$#%&!@*utional duties is a waste of time! They have absolutely no impetus to do anything more than pad their own pockets.
I don’t like being so negative but this country is in real trouble!
ignorance!
WRONG!!!!
I love how they specifically chose areas, “undergoing racial hardship”.
Arrest Holder Now!
This authoritarian tactic will not take place! States have residual powers which follows Federal guidelines, and the states will oppose any infringement. These two idiots (Obama and Holder) want a police state controlled by the Federal government. Aint happenin’ baby! What is this Mexico where you have Federales!!
Hey thats great he is going to put the Black Nationalists in charge!
Just where the heck did they get the money to fund this fiasco? Surely the Congress hasn’t lost it’s collective mind sufficiently to fund this POS.
Isn’t time that the states militia refuse the federal governments takeover of local and state law infocements? Obviously the state governments aren’t doing anything to stop the feds from taking away states rights. The next time we have civil war, it won’t be between north and south, it will be between the states and the federal government.
Take him out now!