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.”
Or maybe it’s to stop the unnecessary deaths of civilians that could simply be tazed and subdued. Cops need to be trained to do so and not to kill first ask questions later at$#%&!@*ude. Or slow the drug war and save taxpayers billions instead of incarcerating people for a little pot. Really dude,?? wake up and think for a minute
Is this the start to paved the way for total control….?
I thought this idiout had resigned ehy is he srill making news enough already
This is UNCONS$#%&!@*UTIONAL ! We the people must not allow this to happen !
I thought this $#%&!@*hole resigned,, He just used that as an excuse to get the prosecuters off his $#%&!@*,,, well its time for them to push this $#%&!@* out of his position and lock him up for life !
This is the first stage of $#%&!@*ism !!! Shouldn’t happen my friends !!!!
Don’t try it you $#%&!@* monkeys you won’t like me when I’m mad
He has no right to do this. State law is none of his business. The states should tell him to leave. He has no right to stick his nose in state police business, unless a federal crime is committed.
Doesn’t it make you wonder why the Birmingham chief was so excited to get into this program, when typical police want nothing to do with overbearing, stove-piped, non-cooperative, arrogant federal law enforcement? As always, follow the money (bribes) to see why this program is being sought after by sell-out municipal departments, who should be autonomous, and answering only to their constituency.
How about starting with Detroit, Michigan?????????
This is the beginning stop it now