Wednesday, June 17, 2020

LEAP OF FAITH OR JUMP FROM CLIFF ?

Is Albuquerque P D Getting Modern Or Getting Stupid ?

by Bob Walsh

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico.  About 400,000 poor bastards live there.  The Mayor, Tim Keller, has just announced the formation of a new public safety department.  Albequerque Public Safety will respond to 911 calls relating to drunkeness, homelessness, addiction and mental health.  The 911 responders will be unarmed social workers, housing and homelessness specialists and violence prevention coordinators.  

It is not completely clear who will make the initial determination as to whether or not to send real cops or fake cops.  

The mayor believes it will take "tens of millions of dollars" to fund this new agency.  It is not yet completely clear where this money will come from.  Perhaps the money fairy will leave it under his bed.  The P D is currently significantly under strength and the officer's union is very much opposed to taking money from the P D to fund this new agency.  

I predict this program will be a huge success, right up until the time a social worker and a violence prevention coordinator respond to a "mental health crisis" and are slaughtered by a drunk psychopath armed with a machete.  After that the program will take a modest downturn.  IMHO.  

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