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.”
I do not want the government taking over local Law Enforcement. Our government can not manage or control any large program. The IRS is in scandal, the NSA is spying on the people, the EPA is out of control and Homeland Security is implementing Obama’s illegal EOs. Now they want control of the local Law Enforcements. No way!! Every State should fight this with every lawyer and dollar they’ve got.
According To O Dumb$#%&!@* U Got 51 more to Go , good luck We Waiting , F’Tard !
Sounds a little like $#%&!@* Germany. This must be stopped
this takeover follows the age-old Marxist pattern of cloaking despotism within a faux security blanket. Is this wrong anything Marxist. Dang the question comes to my mind is Obama going to leave office when his time up or what?
How come Holder is not in prison for selling guns to Mexico Drug Cartel ??? Pilot that program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F holder !!
this don’t even sound legal
They can’t take care of the Federal Government, and they want to try doing the State and Local, are they that Stupid ?
This is total BS . Is Texas realy going to stand for this ?
Himmler’s SS took control of all the police forces in $#%&!@* germany which started a reign of terror. the next thing the people knew they were being put on the trains of no return. PLEASE don’t let that happen here!