Oh my friends, this is rich. In a press release the jackhole, Police Chief Anthony Batts, has announced which crimes they do not plan to respond to IF the planned cuts in staffing (laying off 80 officers) is made. From
Jonathan Turley's blog:
Oakland’s police chief Anthony Batts has announced that Oakland Police will not responded to 44 different crimes if planned layoffs occur at midnight. It was useful for Batts to announce the categories in advance for criminals to chose from a criminal dim sum list of free crimes including grand theft, burglary, vehicle collision, identity theft and vandalism.
If you are the victim of burglary, you will be told to make a report online and not to expect police to respond.
Here the list of free crimes in Oakland:
burglary
theft
embezzlement
grand theft
grand theft:dog
identity theft
false information to peace officer
required to register as sex or arson offender
dump waste or offensive matter
discard appliance with lock
loud music
possess forged notes
pass fictitious check
obtain money by false voucher
fraudulent use of access cards
stolen license plate
embezzlement by an employee (over $ 400)
extortion
attempted extortion
false personification of other
injure telephone/ power line
interfere with power line
unauthorized cable tv connection
vandalism
administer/expose poison to another’s
That allows ample room for most criminals to plan a life of crime without the risk of police interference.
Jesus H Christ, is the police chief playing with a full deck? Come on....of course he is upset, naturally he wants the public to realize the impact of such a large staffing cut. But releasing a friggin list? Give me an effin break...the guy has the IQ and compassion of a dandelion. Bet gun sales soar in Oakland...
