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.”
Are Americans so stupid ! This is a test and only something to help areas where the police don’t connect with the citizens. Hardly something to worry about. Only the right wing nuts would sensationalize this article.
This really frightens me. I hope the Alabama red necks take care of them.
Alabama is already talking about it on The news there saying it’s going to help public relation between the police and public
Eat $#%&!@* and die you SOB piece of C**p. Here is real coool dudd who has pubic hair on his lips and mouth. Drop dead you evil piece of c**p.
Well just take a look and see just tribe theyre from!!!
These Citys and Countys will be makeing a big mistake if this ever happens.It will be a sad day for the American People just a stept closer to $#%&!@* and his bunch GOD BLESS
On our way to a $#%&!@*tatorship.
Maybe this is something designed to facilitate his third term.
S$#%&!@*bags
Annie get your gun
Nestor, is there something wrong with you?? Seriously you have some socialist v liberty issues, you might want to try a little reading up on history !!