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'It’s scary’: America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | September 9, 2023 | AP Staff

Posted on 09/09/2023 6:17:09 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

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To: Diana in Wisconsin
The Return of the Sheriff’s Posse.... I can't wait.!!

I think I'll go buy me a new ball bat, and some steel toed boots... :)

41 posted on 09/09/2023 6:55:28 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: McGavin999

except for that pesky “we want all your guns...you know, for the children”. the really smart men who wrote down all of the natural human rights we all want to enjoy in a CODIFIED form to avoid any misconceptions instinctively knew that one day there would come a government that would fight tooth and nail to dissolve any human rights to freedom and stated so in many writings we still have to this day. IF Americans can be totally disarmed then no one can say NO! and if you do? you will be silenced. welcome to the benevolent government the majority of voting Americans voted for. cheated you say? IF the vast majority of Americans had gotten off of their collective asses and past the fear of “mean tweets”, no amount of cheating would have made a difference. but, you know...these shallow Americans. “elections have consequences and then everyone suffers the consequences” so so sorry folks but enjoy your consequences. my dad told me once that no matter how bad things get...it could always get worse. that’s hope for you.


42 posted on 09/09/2023 6:58:24 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: dfwgator

So that keeps people from applying for small town cop jobs?


43 posted on 09/09/2023 6:58:28 AM PDT by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: riverrunner

No government leads to anarchy

Anarchy leads to Big Government on Steroids


44 posted on 09/09/2023 6:59:01 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Of course back in the day small towns mostly got their cops by recruiting young retirees from the big city. That’s how Brody landed in Jaws. And really for a lot of these do they really need them? If you’re a town of under 10,000 just let the county handle it, give them jurisdiction and move on.


45 posted on 09/09/2023 6:59:25 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: ealgeone
If I recall Trump was advocating for one too.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/trumps-dangerous-attempt-to-create-a-federal-police

46 posted on 09/09/2023 7:00:36 AM PDT by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: discostu

That’s all well and good, until said small town suddenly gets flooded with illegals, and this is happening all across the country, again, all by design.


47 posted on 09/09/2023 7:00:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SMARTY

There is a extremely simple solution to this problem, Archie Bunker had the solution back in the 70s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMH8uiqqtRg

Pass out the pistols.


48 posted on 09/09/2023 7:03:04 AM PDT by srmanuel (I that )
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To: dfwgator

I don’t think a town of 10,000 has anyplace to get illegals dumped.

Sorry the fact that this has been going on for 45 years shows it very much is NOT by design. Actually the article even says the trend has SLOWED. 12 in the last 2 years, to get to 521 in 45 years you’re averaging 12 a year. So the last 2 years have slowed to half speed.

So, again, the story is BS designed to scare you. Don’t let people create fear in you with lies.


49 posted on 09/09/2023 7:03:53 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

In Democrat-run states?


50 posted on 09/09/2023 7:04:30 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: discostu

It did start in the 70s, when they started pushing out white males from the Police Force, in favor of women and minorities. They knew what they were doing.


51 posted on 09/09/2023 7:04:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Who the hell would want to be a cop these days when every idiot in the United States is a “bad guy”. The dumbass move of opening the borders caused the cops we had left to be overrun by azhos!


52 posted on 09/09/2023 7:06:37 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't know what the hell it is but you can bet in America it's "racist" and needs to be cancelled)
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To: dfwgator

No it started in the 70s when people started fleeing small towns. Once the freeways connected the country people got out of small towns. Hard to hire cops when nobody lives there.

Sorry but you’re just wrong.


53 posted on 09/09/2023 7:08:36 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: discostu

I have no fear, God is in control. But it doesn’t things aren’t going to suck.


54 posted on 09/09/2023 7:09:07 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Law enforcement academy requirements sunk small town police. Local cops used to be local guys. Now they are ‘professionals’ with no particular loyalty to the community, and will move on to the next higher paying job.

Small communities simply can’t afford an all-pro police department. Paying county sheriffs for protection is a very reasonable solution.


55 posted on 09/09/2023 7:14:18 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

In democrat held territory ?


56 posted on 09/09/2023 7:19:38 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: BobL

There should be an electoral college system COUNTY wide. Those of us in BLUE “states” but in RED counties are FED UP with the cities disenfranchising our votes!


57 posted on 09/09/2023 7:25:28 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It then falls on the county and state for service.


58 posted on 09/09/2023 7:26:32 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

How much longer can the town actually be viable as a town?

Fear not Marxist leaders say you will enjoy the camps.


59 posted on 09/09/2023 7:27:01 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners, saints


60 posted on 09/09/2023 7:28:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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