When it comes to crime, Democrats are in danger of being mugged by reality

Are you trying to claim that moving the funding for 15 police positions in 2021 to outside the police department did not reduce the budget? Tell us how.

 

The Durham PD were funded every year,no year had less funding than the previous.

 

So let's see how your math skills are. On average 6 officers have left the Durham police force every month and have not been replaced. In 2021, the City of Durham was spending an average of $201,000 in overtime every two months to cover for the lack of staffing. "That is the equivalent of the salaries for five starting police officers for the entire year, as Durham police officers start out making $38,511 a year."

So in 2021 did the Durham police spend more or less of their allocated budget?

Hint: The city council voted in January 2022 to use the unspent budgeted funds to provide pay raises for police officers.

While you are at it - tell us how millions of dollars for the 2021/2022 budget period is the police force spending currently below plan?

 

Don't need math skills to see The Durham PD was funded every year and no year was funded lower than the previous year.

 

Yeah let's take a look at your daily working conditions as a police officer in Durham -- all supported by the progressive Durham City Council members who were doing everything possible to drive police officers off the job -- and they cheered each time the monthly number of police officer departures was announced.

Outside your police headquarters for months... Yep and the city council spent city government funds to maintain it.

 

Different subject.If they don't want the public to treat them like that they should stop violating the rights,brutalizing and killing more citizens than any other advanced nation.

They could also find a new line of work.Nobody is saying defund the fire department.

 

Funny you should mention the fire department. In Durham they are underpaid, short-staffed, and have not had raises in years. Their budgets have not even increased at the rate of inflation. Yes, the progressive Durham city council effectively defunded the fire department as well. Just wait till I tell your about the Durham 911 center issues.

 

I support them getting raises.

 

To much for a job that only requires a high school diploma.

 

So you think that a mere $18.52 per hour is too much for a job that requires you putting your life on the line each day. Whatever.

They are making about what Durham trash collectors ($18.35) make and under what bus drivers ($19.16), and senior lifeguards ($19.16) are making per hour.