Stern@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoGrand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'abcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1582cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1582external-linkGrand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'abcnews.go.comStern@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 days agohttps://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-city-texas-speed-trap-shuts-down-entire-police-force-2023-9 One Texas town of 250 people had a police force of fifty sworn officers.
minus-squarePumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 days agoI’m curious how that funding worked. Even with $1,000,000 in traffic revenue, to pay 50 officers from tax revenue of 250 people, surely there was some kind of state or federal funding fraud.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-city-texas-speed-trap-shuts-down-entire-police-force-2023-9
One Texas town of 250 people had a police force of fifty sworn officers.
I’m curious how that funding worked. Even with $1,000,000 in traffic revenue, to pay 50 officers from tax revenue of 250 people, surely there was some kind of state or federal funding fraud.
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