Chief Anthony Batts listed exactly 44 situations that his officers will no longer respond to and they include grand theft, burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and vandalism. He says if you live and Oakland and one of the above happens to you, you need to let police know on-line.
Some 80 officers were to be let go at midnight last night if a last-minute deal was not reached. That's about ten percent of the work force.
"I came her e to build an organization, not downsize one," said Batts, who was given the top job in October.'
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Well, he didn't include jaywalking, seeing as police over there like to beat up teenagers for jaywalking, which shouldn't even be classified as a crime in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI must say it doesn't surprise me at all, any opportunity to sit around drinking coffee and eating doughnuts instead of actually working and catching criminals....LAZY.
I mean why not just give up the job full stop. Report crime online, that is just pathetic.