| Camden, NJ braces for deep police, fire cuts |
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01/16/2011 5:41:19 PM PST · by george76 · 30 replies ap ^ | Jan 16, 2011 | GEOFF MULVIHILLDeep layoffs of city workers go into effect on Tuesday - cutting up to 383 jobs, or one-fourth of the city's employees. The exact number depends on whether public workers' unions make last-minute concessions... Three of Camden's past seven mayors have been sent to prison for corruption, including one who was convicted while he was still running the city. |
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| America's Second Most Violent City Is Firing Half Its Police Department (Stay out of Camden,NJ) |
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12/03/2010 8:01:22 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 69 replies Business Insider ^ | 12/03/2010 | Gus LubinThe second most violent city in America just approved plans to layoff half its police force, according to NBC New York. Camden, N.J. will fire one in four city workers on Jan. 18, including half of police. This comes just days after Newark, N.J. fired 167 police officers, which marked the biggest force reduction in 32 years. Camden was named the second most violent city based FBI crime data that came out last week. Newark was named the 23 most violent city in America. |
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| N.J. approves Camden plan to lay off 180 cops |
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11/30/2010 5:10:53 PM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 40 replies Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 11/30/2010 | Matt KatzCamden will lay off nearly half of its police officers and a third of its firefighters while eliminating positions in every city office, according to a layoff plan approved Tuesday by the state. The 383 total layoffs represent about a quarter of the city's work force, and touch all corners of city government, from 15 positions in the municipal court to 20 police dispatchers. |
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If you live in a civilized neighborhood, your taxes go down - live in chaos, your taxes go up.
Here's why it would work: inner city neighborhoods have zero incentive to stop crime. Thugs run the game. Those who stand up to them is to stand alone.
Residents being assessed a 'crime tax' based on number of neighborhood police calls changes the game. Responsible people ( plus the ones who don't want to pay extra taxes) join forces and start snitching on crooks. Crime quits being fashionable and edgy.
A women with 3 juvenile delinquents becomes the outcast - rather than the person to be feared. Everyone has something to lose if crime stays high.
Switching the incentives works. Police should not be babysitting adults in bad neighborhoods.