Low-priority crimes like breaking and entering might not be prosecuted and the conviction rates will continue to decline if the proposed budget for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is approved, Prosecutor Kym Worthy told commissioners this morning.
“We can’t even cover our courtrooms anymore,” Worthy said in vehemently disagreeing with the $28-million general fund budget proposed for the prosecutor’s office by Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. “At some point, if the budget continues to be cut, we’re going to have to start making decisions about what crimes we prosecute.”
The county is facing a $105-million deficit in its 2009-10 budget and has told department heads that 20% has to be cut from the overall budget. The 8% proposed cut to the prosecutor’s office would translate into 54 fewer employees and $6 million less than the prosecutor has asked for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Note: 2008 Crime Stat:
Detroit: The city experienced a decrease in all categories of crime but for burglary (8015 to 8493).
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This is at ground zero, Detroit, but places like California are not too far behind. I remember over a year ago when signs did not look good for the states. Counties in Florida were already talking about letting go of all of their staff indefinitely in certain departments and police stations. Just wait until gas goes way back up, assuming the dollar will be seen for what it is: increasingly worthless. That's what brought on the spate of problems for the departments last summer and the year leading up to it. Can't keep driving a fleet of V8's around from donut shop to donut forever on $4 gasoline. Just like Airlines for Pets is kind of insane.
ReplyDeleteNice image. I think it's kind of humorous to start taking on the bolt-yourself-behind-the-door-with-assualt-rifle mentality already. It reminds me of War of the Worlds where Tim Robbins character becomes paranoid and borderline agoraphobic. Those who wait for/anticipate war will likely have their wishes granted. Guns + distrust and desparation equals conflict.
ReplyDeleteThe number of home break-ins in the rural areas of central WV has increased a lot in the last few years mainly due to the cost of drugs. The # 1 item stolen is guns. I expect this activity to increase dramatically over the next few years. Whether there are budget cuts or not. Police only investigate crime in rural America, not prevent it. The number of thieves shot and killed will also increase. The war on drugs is a joke. How many generations has it gone on? The problem would go away if they legalized it all, in one generation. Let"s funnel all that money into investigating Banksters and politicians and put them where they belong.
ReplyDelete80% of home break-ins are through the front door with a simple kick. It takes nearly no cost to spend an afternoon making your home more secure.
ReplyDeleteReplace all your front door hinge screws with 3" deck screws.
Your deadbolt is worthless unless your door jam is reinforced. Beef it all up. Get a strikemaster plate for the doorjam.
Put slider clamps on your windows.
Make it harder for a perp to break in and you might not be put in the position of killing some lowlife.
Gerald Celente - "When people lose it all, and they have nothing to lose, they lose it."
ReplyDeleteI agree about the paranoids with guns. I know guys that won't leave the house and go to a movie or the grocery store without a gun.
Don't get me wrong. I am fully aware that if I am at the mercy of a crazed criminal with a gun my only chance to live will be the help of one of these NUTS. Why? Cops are worthless, never there - well they are when you are doing 55 in a 50.
I'm so nervous, are you nervous? I'm so nervous I sleep with 3 guns in my bed, under my pillow, on the nightstand. I tried to take a shower and my gun got wet so I blow dried it then I thought maybe I shouldn't blow dry it because the heat might set off the cartridges..I'm so nervous.
ReplyDeletePoster above: There's always an idiot in the crowd that believes that they are invincible. What goes around comes around. $1000 bucks says you will be broken into and robbed. Just for your comment...
ReplyDeleteRobbed isn't so scary. A person should have a defense strategy to cope with much worse.
ReplyDeleteAs well as your watch collection, Mr Robber and his buddies might want to rape your wife a few times, maybe your kid. Maybe commence with torture for fun. This is not paranoia - it is human nature.
But lets be honest here. The reason we have a 2nd Amendment is to protect us from tyrannical government, not someone stealing your TV. That is why government hates private gun ownership. There will surely be a national gun grab like there was after Katrina at some point.
When they come a knocking they'll want:
1. Any of your food stores
2. Any weapons
3. Any precious metals
4. DNA/fingerprints and a swore statement of loyalty to the Reich.
Comply with all the above and you will be allowed to sit and starve.
In other words, don't be paranoid about the wrong things. The end of you will be tyranny, not Joe Blow in a hoodie.
I don't think they will come knocking for guns, there simply isn't enough time and resources for that. They will simply make it so expensive and cumbersome to own one that only a few will want to. THEN they will come for the rest, in no-knock raids conducted by paramilitary style police squads.
ReplyDeleteThe man in the picture looks like one of the guys behind the door on "Mystery Date, a board game for little girls back in the 60's.
ReplyDeleteI had a crush on the "dud."
He was so dreamy.
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ReplyDeleteAs my neighbor say's...."When they come for my gun they will get my bullets first".
ReplyDeleteI like her. She's SASSY!
ReplyDeleteAs Karl Denninger says,
ReplyDelete"You're going to disarm the public? Um, yeah. Ok. Good luck with that."
They'll need it.
better to have a gun and not need it than need it and not have it. when the shit hits the fan it will be your neighbor knocking at your door looking for food water and your wife, they can have my wife, just kidding.
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