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.”
We will fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i thought he was to be in jail
This cant be real. This is like the episode of Seinfeld were George Constanza decides to do everything the exact opposite of what he would normally and rationally do. Obama and Holder decided before Obama took office how to subvert and attack every ins$#%&!@*ution that Americans hold sacred. Their open contempt and boldness no longer caring what we think is blatantly in the face of America and Americans. With the state run media not holding them accountable they feel emboldened knowing their time is short not to mention a distraction from Obamas plans to help facilitate a world caliphate.
keep him ,and the goverment out of the police what will they take over next…dan
You total idiots, taking over the police by the Federal Government, local and state agencies. Stupid, stupid and more stupid. This government has gone strictly to the s$#%&!@* dogs.
This is a blatant takeover of rights delegated to the states.
Its not going to end anytime soon. Remember this for the next Presidential election.
Wrong! The highest office of law enforcement in this country is the Sheriff! They have the power & authority to throw the feds out of each county. That’s FACT!
This is in total violation of the intent of the Posse Comitatus Act which clearly states that the federal government (specifically the Army & Air Force) will not $#%&!@*ume the duties of local and state civilian law enforcement.
Martial law. Time for another civil war.