City officials stated that the troops, numbering approximately 60-70, will undergo a period of training and deploy to the Central Avenue Corridor area by mid-May, an area home to many poor and working class residents.
Speaking to local NBC affiliate KOB-TV, Chief Medina attempted to give a rationale to the deployment: “Our officers spend a lot of time on scenes that they don’t need to. We have officers parked guarding violent crime scenes for up to 6, 8, 12 hours. We have officers guarding fatal traffic accidents 6, 8, 12 hours. If I can start taking 6 hours off these on-scene clears it’s going to make a huge difference, and it’s going to start swaying and getting officers back in service, and getting resources back into the community at even a faster pace.”
If that’s what’s actually going to happen, I think I’m okay with it. Most other countries around the world already have some analogue to the National Guard that do domestic policing jobs like this.
I’d prefer the state just hire unarmed contract security to do these jobs, though. It would only cost them until they can hire and train new officers that aren’t pieces of shit.
If that’s what’s actually going to happen, I think I’m okay with it. Most other countries around the world already have some analogue to the National Guard that do domestic policing jobs like this.
I’d prefer the state just hire unarmed contract security to do these jobs, though. It would only cost them until they can hire and train new officers that aren’t pieces of shit.