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FreakinDJ

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8. I live in a town that has No Police Force and we have much lower crime rate

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #7)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:50 AM

May 2016

In fact we have voted 3 times NOT to have a police force

We can call the neighboring County Sheriff if need be - but that alternative is ever seldom done. Occasionally State Highway Patrol shows up on main st to enforce "Zero Tolerance". Usually 4:pm Friday afternoon to cite all the working stiffs coming home with minor traffic infractions such as expired registration or a signal light out. "Quota Building"

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Charlotte city manager wants 1% property tax increase to hire police [View all] TexasTowelie May 2016 OP

I think the first question to ask Sherman A1 May 2016 #1

1% of property values is a HUGE increase FreakinDJ May 2016 #2

From the article: TexasTowelie May 2016 #3

They calculate it differently then California FreakinDJ May 2016 #4

Yes, what they meant TexasTowelie May 2016 #5

Personally I rather De-fund the police until they stop shooting unarmed citizens FreakinDJ May 2016 #6

I used to think that way when I was younger, TexasTowelie May 2016 #7

I live in a town that has No Police Force and we have much lower crime rate FreakinDJ May 2016 #8