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Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 17th 2011, 11:35 PM

http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/17/news...ex.htm?iid=RNM

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There will be fewer cops patrolling the streets of Camden, N.J., come Tuesday.

Struggling to close a $26.5 million budget gap, the city with the second highest crime rate in the nation is laying off 163 police officers. That's nearly 44% of the force.

And Camden will also lose 60 of its 215 firefighters. Some people with desk jobs will be demoted and reassigned to the streets.

The mayor's office says that the cuts will not affect public safety.

"We're still going to protect our residents," said Robert Corrales, spokesman for Mayor Dana Redd. Public safety "will remain our top concern. We'll shift our resources to be more efficient with what we have."

But police and firefighter union officials say the layoffs will most certainly have an impact.

"It's absolutely physically impossible to cover the same amount of ground in the same amount of time with less people," said John Williamson, president of the Fraternal Order of Police union in Camden. "Response times will be slower."


So here's my issue. Camden has one of the highest crime rates in the country, and has had this problem for a long time. While I understand cuts are needed to balance budgets, does this seem even remotely wise or intelligent?


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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 18th 2011, 12:26 AM

I like how someone claims cutting the force won't make a difference in public service..

kinda bs!


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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 18th 2011, 04:38 PM

This is just plain scary to me. I live outside of Philadelphia in PA, but I have friends who live near Camden. I've been in Camden and it is not a place that you want to be at night (or anytime). It's so scary there and there is so much crime.

There's gotta be something else they can cut to save money.


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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 18th 2011, 04:43 PM

Yep, lets cut the police force. Then, we ban guns and other bad things. That'll work! Yes sir!

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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 18th 2011, 05:17 PM

Hey, at least NJ now has a shot of having the safest place in America (Brick, NJ) AND having the most dangerous one simultaneously.

Cmon Camden. You're still at #2. Just a few more robberies!
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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 25th 2011, 01:12 AM

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Cmon Camden. You're still at #2. Just a few more robberies!
I certainly hope Camden isn't having envy of East St. Louis, IL!


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Re: Camden (NJ) Cutting Half It's Police Force - January 25th 2011, 06:14 AM

That's insane! There are some things that just cannot be cut back on, and the police force is one of those.


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