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.”
How is this allowed
Just another way from government take over.
The problem is that the federal government will offer boatloads of cash and “free” law enforcement.
Held in contempt of court and it means zip to him. The rats on the left want to control everyone and everything. GOD help us. No honor. No conscience. He is a disgrace.
The government has screwed up the Board of Education and thanks to Pres. Carter(democrat) and know this. We need to change things to protect street thugs…The parents of Martin and Brown shouild of taught them to respect the law.
The distrust is not between the citizens and the police. The distrust is between the citizens and this government which has perpetuated this situation, and allowed it fester. This will allow the Fox to guard the hen house and as a results, there will be no end to the tyranny being perpetuated upon the citizens. These FEDERAL POLICE will not be responsible or accountable to local authority. If you think the ‘GOV-MENT’ take care of you, just look at the American Indian.
why would the states want the fed to do the policeing,looks to me like they are doing a good job, with the feds comes a mess up at every level, big business cant handle little business
Destroying America! He needs the boot!
Feds should stay out of Local Police Departments! They work for “We the People”…
lets see,, Holder,, who is suppose to of Resigned already ( when the hell is he going to leave exactly ) completely BOTCHED the Ferguson investigation, having reached a conclusion before having any evidence, and tried like HELL to make sure the evidence came out with the Cop being guilty. Oops,, didnt work out.. Now, he wants the Feds, to take over law enforcement from states and locals ??? I know a few dozen cities that will tell him to shove that back up his pie hole…