> On 5/22/2013 6:36 PM, a425couple wrote:
>> Simply amazing!
>>
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/14/new-york-man-arrested-carting-2-extra-bullets/
>>
>> New York man arrested for carting 2 extra bullets
>> By Cheryl K. Chumley The Washington Times Tuesday, May 14, 2013
>>
>> A New York man has the dubious honor of being the first reported
>> arrest for carrying two bullets too many in his otherwise legally
>> authorized ammunition magazine - in violation of the state's new
>> gun control laws.
>>
> damn .. laws suck.
Yes, and enforcing laws takes funds (money).
Where do you think the priority should be?
Preventing assault, or counting bullets carried by non-violent people?
Here are just 3 stories, of many.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-oregon-raped-911-send-home-article-1.1353085
Cash-strapped law enforcement agencies in Oregon stop answering calls,
sending officers: 'If he ... assaults you, can you ask him to go away?'
Denied help by the sheriff's office and state police, a woman in
Josephine County, Ore., was raped by her ex-boyfriend after he broke
into her home.
By Deborah Hastings / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 5:28 PM
Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson, who advised domestic violence
victims to relocate somewhere with more resources, says he will have to
cut even more deputies after a 65% reduction last year.
The first clue as to how dangerous it is to live in Oregon's Josephine
County?
No one answers the phone at the sheriff's office.
"Due to budgetary constraints," says a recorded voice, "we are only able
to answer the phone from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m."
So the dispatcher transferred the woman, whose identity has not been
published because she is a sex crime victim, to the state police.
And from there, things got even worse. The state police said they didn't
have anyone to send, either.
Dispatcher: "Uh, I don't have anybody to send out there. You know,
obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you
ask him to go away?"
Michael Bellah, the former boyfriend, did not go away.
Bellah, who later pleaded guilty to kidnapping, assault and sexual abuse,
busted down the front door, then beat and raped the woman.
"The feds have laid claim to all the trees, we can't cut them
down (for timber sales), and now they've walked away and
turned their backs on us," Gilbertson said.
Cincinnati and Detroit were among some of the big cities forced to fire
scores
of cops and firefighters this year after losing millions in funds from
Washington.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/double-murder-suspect-turn-detroit-cops-no-show-busy-handling-high-priority-runs-article-1.1150072
Double-murder suspect tries to turn himself in, but Detroit cops
are a no-show ... too busy handling 'high priority runs'
Detroit police force in midst of severe cutbacks. Cops dealt 10
percent pay cut and restricted to 12-hour work shift.
By Christine Roberts / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A double-murder suspect had to turn himself in - not once - but twice
before cops arrested him.
The 36-year-old man showed up at a Detroit fire station two hours
after he allegedly shot four people at a party early Saturday, killing
two and injuring two others, police said.
The unidentified suspect told officials that he was connected to the
shootings and fire fighters immediately called the Detroit Police
Department.
But no officers showed up.
"Due to area patrol units being busy handling high priority runs, no units
were dispatched to the location," police explained in a statement.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wis-sheriff-urges-residents-gun-training-article-1.1248505
Earlier this year in Wisconsin's Milwaukee County, Sheriff David Clarke Jr.
urged residents to arm themselves and learn how to shoot because "simply
calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option."
Clarke's 30-second public service announcement, in which he said he had
been forced to fire 48 staffers in 2012, made national news.
(And by the way, elected Sheriff David Clarke Jr. is a Democrat.)