[E. Pluribus Unum]

Not to worry.

They are being replaced with illegal immigrant gestapo.

[Jonty30]

I’d still be looking for work elsewhere. The moment an employers mentions any intention of replacing you, that is the time to leave. You will always have a target on your back the moment it gets mentioned and it is only a matter of time.

[gundog]

So, if you catch a thief, set ‘em on fire and call the fire department?

[vpintheak]

You peasants just need to shut up and obey your betters! Got it!?

[PeterPrinciple]

THREE city councilors made this decision for the entire town, without asking for input? Ten to one the councilors are “woke” and the officers refused to go along with it. Our former police chief was politically moderate, and the city counciul replaced him with a woke DEI hire.

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from the comments at the article

[Leaning Right]

We see this garbage too often on the local, state, and national levels. Officials take an action (and maybe with good reason).

But then they arrogantly refuse to offer even a bare-bones explanation to their citizens. Just shut up and get your tax payments in on time, peasants.

[Bob434]

annnnnd criminals and illegals are celebrating!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Sheriff's department should easily be able to handle this. Demographics aren't too bad for that town.

[Jumper]

Now all the folks in town can go riot and burn down Main Street. Let the mayor stop the riots. Just claim you are BLM.

[metmom]

"What’s very concerning is that they didn’t communicate with us in an honest and open way," said Laura Cline, a longtime Ridgely resident. "Treat us with respect. We’re adults — thinking, rational adults who deserve the truth."

Nope. The government sees you are near useless tools to be discarded when worn out, good only for the money that can be extorted from you through taxes.

[ronnie raygun]

because trump will win in November and we want to be the first to usher in kaos

[Hot Tabasco]

The town is so small and has very little crime so there really is no need for their own police dept. The policing will be taken over by the county sheriff’s dept. which will likely also recruit the laid off officers.

[zek157]

Better question is does a very small town with a population under 2000 really need a police force? Could their tax base support it?

The eastern shore isn’t Baltimore.

[Bigg Red]

mark

[unread]

Is the Mayor’s name Muhammad.??

[zeugma]

My small town tried to do this several years ago. They wanted to outsource police to a nearby town. The residents shot it down massively. At the time, our police chief was an older man who would actually do concealed carry classes for free for residents, because he strongly felt the citizens were his ultimate back-stop.

Police tend to strongly take their cues from the top down, and you really could see it daily in how officers interacted with citizens. Sadly, he has retired since then, but he was a great chief, because he really did see himself and his officers as servants of the people, and that the citizens of the town were partnered with him and his crew. Andy Griffith really did exist in this former Republic.

[House Atreides]

I used to skydive in Ridgely many moons ago.