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.”
Maybe Holder ought to learn the difference between a city and a state . The $#%&!@*le says six states …..one city is hardly a state …so get the facts straight .
John John Forson. This is what I was talking about when people on breaking news was telling me I was full of it. The one u deleted cuz of drama. Just wanted u to see it. Thx
By the way how many states are we taking about ….Our 50 …or Obamas 57 ????? CLUELESS IN WASHINGTON D C …..
Hasn’t that bastard left yet. This program is total BS. First stage prior to martial law.
So that was there plan , to have police departments go rouge . This is a nightmare in the happening . The birth of the new gestapo
Can you OBAMA lovers not see what is happening! This reminds me of Germany! We must WAKE UP
$#%&!@*s reborn
They are armed like our armed forces and have taken an oath to kill civilians. That goes against the US Cons$#%&!@*ution, Of course our president goes against the Cons$#%&!@*ution every day!
Time for GOVERMENT OFFICALS TO BE HUNG FOR TEASON….FOR NOT UP HOLDING THE CONSTA$#%&!@*UTION, as thay have been sworen to UP HOLD,
Why is the federal government taking over our local law enforcement? What happened to state’s rights? Is this the beginning of Obama’s takeover of our nation as in preWWII Germany?