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.”
Spoken like a true conservative. When reason fails insults prevail.
Marching his storm troopers like the $#%&!@*’s did!
Americans must take action–talking releases tension but accomplishes nothing. Obama can not be trusted and must be ousted before his mandate runs out. You, the people must take to the streets and let your voices be heard all the way to the White House. Obama has an unknown agenda for America and it is NOT in America’s best interest. Obama is foremost a Muslim that bows at the waist to the Saudi royalty. He quotes the Qu’ran verses from memory and speaks of the holy Qu’ran. He can not be trusted with the security of America or Israel and must be removed before it is too late.It may be possible that the American dollar and economy will collapse under the staggering debt load created by the fed to bail out the banks. Obama may use this excuse to anounance Marshal Law ? The 180 Fema camps are there for some reason, perhaps a detention centre for trouble makers? Excess military equipment is flowing into every part of the USA to be used by the police and Obama’s private citizen police force to control the population during these destressing times. Do not forget The American government ordered and received hundreds of millions of armour piercing bullets, more than was used during the second world war? Why? We all know America is literally bankrupt and surviving on Q.E. fiat money to pay their bills. The republicans want Obama to stop spending and implement a austerity program. He will not, why? I believe the USA is being destroyed from within the White House and everyone seems blind to it ? Why?
All that isn’t necessary! There’d be no need for federal takeovers if the departments monitored their own cops properly. May I suggest something less invasive? Cameras don’t have an agenda. They condemn the offenders and exonerate the righteous, so to that end…
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/make-it-federal-law-all-armed-law-enforcement-officers-wear-body-camera
Whay Is He Speaking To The DOJ Policy?
The states are looking to be more autonomous . . . Federal law enforcement ment is nit a good idea.
These 6 States can NULLIFY such a move – if they act quickly enough
This has been the goal. More power in DC. No we do not need this!
Yea not scary at all.
We are working on a plan……