http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/police_union_head_says_cop_lay.html More and more cops being layed off you better bet you can expect more crime , kinda a no brainer , less cops = more crime !!

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/police_union_head_says_cop_lay.html More and more cops being layed off you better bet you can expect more crime , kinda a no brainer , less cops = more crime !!

While I haven't been able to confirm this with pictures yet, the word is the Gang-bangers in Trenton are wearing shits that say "D-Day" on the front, and the proposed date of the 111 Layoffs printed on the back. Newark just laid off 165, Camden is looking at 2 rounds of 50 layoffs, Jersey City is looking at 50 Layoffs and 50 more positions reduced through attrition...or layoffs if that isnt quick enough Atlantic City is drumping 40 I believe.

Interesting.

Yea Atlantic City just laid off 40 officers and 30 firefighters today , was on the news showing officers turning in their gear , sad and also scary knowing the "gangbangers " know this is happening !!!

...crazy....

 

G

While I haven't been able to confirm this with pictures yet, the word is the Gang-bangers in Trenton are wearing shits that say "D-Day" on the front, and the proposed date of the 111 Layoffs printed on the back.

I have heard that SAME EXACT rumor. Kind of hard to tell if it is fact or not....

No disrespect, but I am all for less cops.

I am all for trained citizens who wish to carry.

No disrespect, but I am all for less cops.

I am all for trained citizens who wish to carry.

I don't see a reason why we can't have both. More cops and more trained citizens carrying.

If police were willing to have normal benefits and pensions I suspect there would be a lot less layoffs.

While I haven't been able to confirm this with pictures yet, the word is the Gang-bangers in Trenton are wearing shits that say "D-Day" on the front, and the proposed date of the 111 Layoffs printed on the back.

 

That sounds sort of unlikely, although certainly not impossible. It would just be a bit out of character for typical semi-literate 'gang-bangers' to A)Pay enough attention to the news that they would know exact date of the lay offs, B)Have enough familiarity with military history to even know what "D-Day" is and/or think to referance it & C)Take the initiative to have batches of shirts printed up & distributed with much efficiency [as the news of the layoffs is still pretty fresh]. I can see run of the mill street thugs hearing that police are being layed off and choosing to celebrate that, but these kind of very specific & unsubstantiated accounts seem like the byproduct of communities understandably flustered by the though of having many less police officers in their towns.

That sounds sort of unlikely, although certainly not impossible. It would just be a bit out of character for typical semi-literate 'gang-bangers' to A)Pay enough attention to the news that they would know exact date of the lay offs, B)Have enough familiarity with military history to even know what "D-Day" is and/or think to referance it & C)Take the initiative to have batches of shirts printed up & distributed with much efficiency [as the news of the layoffs is still pretty fresh]. I can see run of the mill street thugs hearing that police are being layed off and choosing to celebrate that, but these kind of very specific & unsubstantiated accounts seem like the byproduct of communities understandably flustered by the though of having many less police officers in their towns.

 

 

Not to be tinfoil hat paranoid, but.....did you ever think this is exactly the type of thing the police unuion would do? The costs, design, execution and distribution are all things easily within their grasp. Applies a little public pressure. Just sayin'

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

This reminds me of an article I read earlier this year http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/04/ohio-official-tells-residents-to-arm-themselves-amid-cuts/1

 

Now only if we had level headed judges here as well.

Not to be tinfoil hat paranoid, but.....did you ever think this is exactly the type of thing the police unuion would do? The costs, design, execution and distribution are all things easily within their grasp. Applies a little public pressure. Just sayin'

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

 

In the event that the shirts actually exist, is would seem much more plausible that their source is actually one or more people trying to generate stronger opposition to the layoffs by stoking fear about their effect.

FairLawn just sacked (4) officers bc they wouldnt agree to a 4 day furlough.

That sounds sort of unlikely, although certainly not impossible. It would just be a bit out of character for typical semi-literate 'gang-bangers' to A)Pay enough attention to the news that they would know exact date of the lay offs, B)Have enough familiarity with military history to even know what "D-Day" is and/or think to referance it & C)Take the initiative to have batches of shirts printed up & distributed with much efficiency [as the news of the layoffs is still pretty fresh]. I can see run of the mill street thugs hearing that police are being layed off and choosing to celebrate that, but these kind of very specific & unsubstantiated accounts seem like the byproduct of communities understandably flustered by the though of having many less police officers in their towns.

I wouldnt be so quick to say the gangs are not smart enough to do this , look at the way the gangs are set up from the dealers all the way up to the leader , very business oriented , look at the way they dress , the colors they choose to wear , the way they wear certain clothes means certain things and dont forget the gang signs , these guys are alot smarter than you think !!

If police were willing to have normal benefits and pensions I suspect there would be a lot less layoffs.

Are you even aware of what kind of job police officers and corrections officers have? Between the rotating shifts that they have to pull, the danger of the job, and the level of disrespect that they receive on a daily basis......I think there are plenty of officers out there that dont get paid enough.

No disrespect, but I am all for less cops.

I am all for trained citizens who wish to carry.

 

+1

 

Remember, cops are simply a deterrent and they can't be every where anyway, but armed and trained citizens = better. Also, the logos on patrol cars should be changed "..., Protect, ..." (see all the lawsuits by citizens and proclamations by towns)