Their problem is their crime rate and the fact that their citizens aren't allowed to defend themselves effectively. Under those circumstances, a police force just doesn't cut it, even when it's staffed well beyond the levels that do just fine in freer states. You need an occupying army to make that work.OldCurlyWolf wrote:Beiruty wrote:50% of 370 Police Officers are to be dismissed due to budget cuts. Where? Camden, NJ Camden has a pop 80K. I tried to compare, Allen TX has similar pop and some 160 of Police Force. We had 0 murder last year. Camden has some 34 or so.
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When I was on a PD in a city of about 135K and 55 Square miles in Texas we had 150 officers, including the chief. And had an average of less than 5 minutes to arrive at a call, with 10 to 12 units on the street.
What's their problem in city 60% of that size. They will still have 185. That is a ratio of 1:432. Our ratio was 1:900.
There is no castle law there.
In NJ, if someone breaks into your home, you have to retreat whenever possible before using force.
You can't carry a gun loaded with hollow point ammunition unless you're an LEO.
You can't buy a pellet or BB gun without a state firearms license.
These provisions of law and many others go a long way toward making "career criminal" a profitable and fairly safe occupation.
Thank God you live in Texas.
