pessimistic_bastard t1_isafbtx wrote
Reply to comment by The_Clamer in The captain of a busy Philly police district is often absent. Yet he’s in line for promotion. by BroadStreetRandy
Many rural PA townships/counties defunded their police departments years ago and now rely on our state troopers who are paid from the state fund to patrol the areas. Half a billion dollars (2019 dollars, not adjusted for 2022 inflation) we as a state pay for the troopers to patrol these communities.
ikover15 t1_isah9xr wrote
Some of those places aren’t even THAT rural. Quite a few spots in the 4 surrounding counties have state troopers at least overnight.
The_Clamer t1_isaq5e6 wrote
I don’t contest this in fact I agree with you but do you think the people choosing to do that thought “well maybe Philly will pay for it?” It seems a bit disingenuous to assume malicious intent. The people making those decisions probably thought “we need to cut budget, where can we do it?”
pessimistic_bastard t1_isbfkam wrote
Cutting the police budget is "defunding the police", malicious or not and someone has to pick up the tab. I assume when Medicare / Medicaid is cut, it won't be malicious but they wont care to stop and think who will have to pick up the tab.
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