Inside Vermont’s Police Reform Effort
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2021
- In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the city council in Burlington, Vermont voted to divert part of its police budget to social and racial justice programs, but working officers began to leave faster than anticipated. Often just five officers are on shift for a city of more than 44,000. This fall, the city council voted to bring back more officers, and the department hired social workers to handle mental health calls and other community issues.» Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Inside Vermont’s Police Reform Effort
Burlington hired social workers to handle some calls - but “realizing there was a problem,” the city reversed course and is now scrambling to hire officers back.
There was no problem until the police refused to back the social workers. It worked in Camden NJ, ex murder capitol but your radical left news doesn't cover reality much anymore
City officials should tell their citizens - Look, this is what you wanted so we gave it to you, now you need to deal with it and stop playing the "Blame game".
nobody said crime went up. They interviewed a bunch of crybabies that did not vote for it, strictly discussed their feelings. I don't share those feelings. msm just tricked you
@@timtebone1843 - Not everything was in this video. I just read an article online about this same story and it did state how the crime rate has changed not for the better since they made this decision and I was commenting also on that article. People are not happy with what's happening since they cut the police funding but that's what they wanted so that's what they're getting.
@@georl1 . I just checked them for another response. They are not up.. And it seems like theyre talking about a dozen cops, here. Lossing a dozen cops in an entire city in the country with the highest incarceration rates on earth is not a big deal.
And defunding worked in camden nj after over 20 years of failure. That was before it was politicized by conservatives though
Check out Chicago’s police reform, doing them tons of good, LA, and San Fran to while your at it.
they didn't do police reforms! your news lies nonstop. What reforms did they do?
A bunch of them quit over an investigation. you know, like criminals do? Except only a cop can actually avoid an investigation by quitting, not anybody else on earth
Burlington hired social workers to handle some calls - but “realizing there was a problem,” the city reversed course and is now scrambling to hire officers back.
Burlington has never had the gunfire issues as they have now
@scott miller you know the Cheif who is no longer Cheif and they don’t even have a full time chef because the last was corrupt
@scott miller sounds to me you haven’t been there in a while
An employee not feeling valued? Where have I ever heard of such a thing before?
Oh, wait... my entire life (30+ years). 🙄
ikr they want us to kiss up to them 💋
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@FJoe Biden . police aren't even in the top 20!!! lmao.
delivery drivers do a FAR more dangerous job. The Dominoes guy is risking FAR more, everyday than any cop anywhere. Almost half the country does more dangerous jobs than cops and cops report ANY injury cause they have golden union benys .
@FJoe Biden . and btw zombie brain, crime peaked in 1992. It was double what it is now. What happened in 92? ohhhh bidens crime bill ..... The best law and order president in over 50 years is in office and youre attacking him from opposite side with made up nonsense
They're so coddled. Now they can pull people over on any dangerous segment of the highway and cause hundreds of us to get break checked in a second and they instantly post up in those spots
PLAY STUPID GAMES WIN STUPID PRIZES..
Since this segment aired, it’s only gotten worse. Businesses have left, crime has gone up tremendously, drug use has become brazen. The Chittenden County DA won’t prosecute non violent crime such as robbery theft and misdemeanors. People know this and the city has become more risky and dangerous
“We’re in a situation that I think nobody wanted us to get to,” said Councilor Zoraya Hightower, a member of the locally dominant Progressive Party."
Yes, it is. The situation that you are in is exactly where you wanted to be. You want to be able to commit crimes with impunity. That being said, Vermont is an open carry, no permit state. Citizens need to start exercising their rights and defend themselves against criminals. Let the police come to take a report and call to remove the bodies.
Amen no one could have said it any Better!
The sad part about it is for every 1 responsible gun owner theres 2 fools and 1 rebel without a cause that talks a good game but folds under fire.
I say this in the interest of public safety. If your in a grocery store, on the street or someplace public and shots ring out. Pls grab your family and hide. Do Not try to engaged an armed perp on your own. The odds of survival aren't in your favor. That plus the fact you have loved 1s with you makes hiding a better option. If your on your own then your decision is on your own.
@@ncmountainadventures that's literally what the NRA has been saying for decades. Where have you been?
Yessssss! When seconds count, police are minutes away. Their bloated budgets do little in stopping actual crime, and have them intervening in matters consisting of “hurt feelings” more than danger to the community.
This stereotyping of law enforcement is incredibly disturbing. Stereotypes are the gateway to prejudice, and prejudice is an incitation to hate.
Let's not forget that's what they did for years Now the shoes on other foot It doesn't feel very nice does it
Stay strapped. Exercise your Vermont gun rights
Officer Glenn lieutenant stubbing Andrew Frisbee and I forget who else If they're still around they will give you a hard time open carrying.
812 shooting deaths in Chicago this year. Vermont wants to win in 2022.
but crime didn't go up at all and theres actually jobs in vermont. The capitalists outsourced all the work over there 30 years ago.. NYC and burlington are not showing numbers like that. Illinois has a lot of conservatives in the capitol, which is who controls state budgets
lets hope so. lead by example, LOL
Holy crap!!!!!! God help anyone who needs the police in Burlington. That's pathetic
Why would God help anyone?
Crime didn't even go up! lol. We have the highest incarceration rates on earth and we still have more crime. Maybe having a literacy rate outside the top 20, cause fear mongering helps over fund our police at the expense of schooling is an issue? Especially since children born in areas with good school funding are far less likely to become criminals.
@@skankhunt3624 . he ain't helping those antivaxxers!
And people wonder why personal firearms sales continue to rise. My friend lives just south of Burlington and he is considering buying a shotgun. And he is no fan of guns.
@@Snowcat-rg7bz . he should find real news lol. They didn't even report a crime increase and i think they lost 16 cops... Crime is half of the early 90s. msm is a joke
The people who wanted to defend the police got exactly what they wanted. Our taxpayer money! And everyone equally miserable.
I see police pulling a silent strike with the chief's permission, a group of overzealous folks misunderstanding the meaning of defunding. Defunding for me means cutting back on buying unneeded equipment with war ties these are toys to these people, keeping in place officers however being very selective with new recruits, discouraging rogue cops with firing, instead of hiding them with bureaucratic moves. Making dept self-sustainable without the use of huge funding without representations, other words without accountability.....
and instead funding social workers, increasing our literacy rate and maybe let the kids have a lunch. Cops have tanks and kids cant get lunch at school.... communism, though lmao
you used a lot of words that don't say anything
@Truth Decentralization . define good one? lol.. A good cop is not a reactionary that quits over feelings. A good cop serves the community to serve the community. A good cop sees the best in people because a good cop wants people to be safe. Any cop leaving over a budget cut should leave. I don't want them.
SEcondly, when they defunded in camden and fired the entire police department, everybody was happy. The rehired cops did much better without the money hungry cops and the community went from murder capitol to a decent area.
I think this would be a wonderful opportunity to pause for a moment and give thanks for the great contributions of the Black community to our society. Their peaceful and generous nature make them ideal neighbors, lending testimony to their exceptional family values and parenting skills unrivaled by any other culture. Their commitment to academic excellence enriches our schools and serves as an example to all who hope to achieve prominence as a people. Real estate values are fueled by the mix of African Americans into an area due to their caring and respectful nature of these communities, an example of all they have achieved through their enthusiasm for self improvement by hard work and a self-reliant can-do nature. And we certainly must not forget their abhorrence for crime and their dedication to observing the law. Without their industrious and creative drive, we would be poorer as a nation.
I like irreverse psychology Nice play I like that.
5 officers for 44,000 Let that sink in
We have 30k and we got by fine with 2 cars. Since 911 theres over 20 but they just sit around pullng over teens and bk people.
Note, this piece swayed you without even suggesting crime went up. msm is not left and it never was for one second. its pro cop, pro war, pro tax cuts for billionaires that dont trickle down, anti minimum wage, anti m4a......
It's five STREET patrol officers.
@@timtebone1843 I live in Burlington, Vt and I can tell you factually that crime has gone up. It's gotten to the point that if you do call the police they prioritize the call and may not show for several hours. it's also this reason people don't call the police for petty crimes.
@@tmilesffl The data is incredibly easy to find. steady down slope. And they never had over 100 cops for one second..
help is on the way. please leave a message after the beep and someone will return your 911 call within the next few business days. if this is an emergency, hang up and dial 911 again.
This is like putting up billboards inviting criminals to come to their town.
but crime didn't go up! They didn't even say it did. They had weird old conservatives talk about their feelings lol.
WE have the highest incarceration rates on earth but you keep saying people are coming here to commit crime. I thik conservatives are just talking in circles. And this piece did not even lie about crime going up. They just tricked you into supporting conservative agenda like they do all day long.
They should look to Canada and Australia for police reform efforts, particularly hiring a statewide independent investigation office to investigate all use of force by any officer in the state.
Agreed. And make sure it's independent -- not just a committee within the government and/or police. Too often you see state politicians and police working hand in hand...a little too cosy for me.
@@markbole2496 in Ontario we have the SIU, which is funded by the government but is independent of the legislative/executive branch of the provincial government and the police. It's been criticised for being a little too chummy with the police since most of its investigators are ex police officers themselves but it generally does its job well.
Absolutely! And put an end to qualified immunity. Make police get their own insurance so the taxpayers don’t have to foot the bill when they screw up. After one complaint the cops will become uninsurable and lose their job, problem solved.
Just threatening an investigain is enough to get rid of some of them, apparently
@@louskunt9798 and allow cops to sue the person that shot them to cover those medical insurance costs. its only fair. if the criminal cant pay, then its life in prison for the whole family until the 5 million dollar hospital bill is paid in full. those gunshot wounds dont heal overnight. it takes months. and i'm being generous with 5 million. its gonna be way more. criminals will think twice about pulling the trigger on their family's livelihoods and bank accounts.
The worst part about the George Floyd thing is the innocent cop getting put in jail, yeah I said that bring the salt lol.
who's salty? He ain't killing any more civilians, or beating any more children in front of their moms with a weapon
@@timtebone1843 I figured a lot of people would get salty about me talking bad about their saint George.
@@eddiegesch8645 . its weird lol. But nobody said saint. American civilian killed by on duty government official.
@@eddiegesch8645 . In the USofA, we do not tolerate government officials violating our constitutional rights to trial. If we do, we allow the government to decide who is guilty, not a jury of our peers. Am i clear?
Breonna Taylor had her home invaded with a warrant that did not require them to identity themselves. This person is not a convict of any sort, and if people smash your door down at 5am, you are more than in your right to start shooting at them. Why did this no knock warrant not become an issue among small goverment conservatives?
I completely agree with you. Saint Fentynol was a thug. Ignorant people refuse to accept that fact. I'm trying to get into law enforcement. Hit me up if you ever eat to chat.
I would be outraged if government officials were making my city less safe.
by cutting school budgets and dumping all the money into the police? Our literacy rate has fallen out of the top 20 on earth but our incarceration rate is over double any other country.. Its your ideology, not ours
btw, they never even suggested crime went up. Just interviewed a few conservatives about their feelings..
when push comes to shove, people will organize and take control. probably even create their own borders to fight against the BLM terrorist organizations.
@@timtebone1843 Crime is up
@@easterlywesterly9304 . day to day?
A Vermont cop defamed me to my doctors office.
But they feel undervalued? End qualified immunity so I can sue.
I hear you I used to live there in the 2000s the new North end and the harassment I got hopefully those tops are gone.
when the best of us want to see a job done right, they do it.... We need good police
time to check in with the politicians
I am a native South Burlington Vermonter and just moved out of the state a year ago due to the radical progressive policies, and VT in general not supporting the middle class. All middle class are fleeing. The only ones coming into the state are people looking to mooch off the system, as VT has one of the best welfare systems in the nation. That is the only reason it is listed as one of the top states people were moving to during the pandemic. That is fact. Anyway, I had not been back to Burlington since right before the pandemic. Yesterday, I went back for the first time since 2019 to visit Burlington, mainly to walk up Church Street, and it was literally the first time in my life (I had lived in VT for 41 years) that I was afraid for my safely. Keep in mind it was a Sunday at 4 pm, broad daylight. Church Street was overrun by homeless drug addicts. I literally had a 20 something year old girl come up to me and my 15 year old son, high on something with track marks up and down her arms, demanding we give her money to “fix her car.” She got into our faces and we both bolted away from her. This was right in front of Nectar’s, on our way to Church Street. Church Street, the main strip in Burlington, was filthy, full of garbage, homeless sleeping on the sides of the streets in front of shop doors, the once beautiful brick road was now completely damaged and in decay and businesses, as well as the streets were baron compared to what they once were, and yes, even on a Sunday afternoon. This is a disgrace what these disgusting politicians have been allowed to do, all in the name of “social justice” and equality. Please. This is the fasted way to create socialist communism and to have the government control the people. With the middle class gone and only low life welfare recipients around, the rich control the poor. It is a tale as old as time. I will not be returning to VT, especially not Burlington or the surrounding towns, which is sadly where I grew up and had great memories of. Thank God I fled.
lets pay 35k to put them in prison and have ny and cali pay for it yeah!!!!!! Cause we can't create real jobs, yeah!!! and all our gains go to investors instead of workers, yeah.. How'd you make your money that you took out of that state ?
kinda sounds like the 5 boroughs of New York. I'm looking to escape from ny and to burlington since they're hiring cops at the moment. At least vermont is an open carry state and the residents could defend themselves from push comes to shove. In NY, we're trapped
Don't open carry in Burlington don't not do that I got hassled for that And when I was there the cops were incompetent so I have no sympathy for that place anymore I'm glad I left Well I was pushed out but still
Well you still have all these issues good luck
theres no crime rise though! They didn't even say there was but they conviced the whole post board! lol
@@timtebone1843 There is a HUGE rise in crime. It is going unreported due to lack of law enforcement. I have lived there for 41 years. I know.
@@ckrementsova . Posted the same thing twice. Cops don't report crimes! Crime is near half of the mid 90s. If youre over 40 than you should know that just by existing is society. You can also look up the crime stats but you've decided they're fake so..... Maybe god will tell you. Maybe look up those budgets one day...... Uvalde pays 40% of their entire budget to the police!!! Which is pretty typical. Nypd and lapd have budgets that would be place them in the top 30 in military spending on the planet. Nypd's budget is higher than north korea's military budget. We have the highest incarceration rates on earth! 25% of earths prisoners with 4% of earths population. We have more prisoners than china, who has about 4x more people than us.
YOU ARE LIVING A LIE
Transfer funds from one district or neighborhood to another or put in police substations in the neighborhoods with the most crimes and complaints. Utilize more security guards at some businesses, schools and stores. Establish transparency and major reforms. Everyone knows they are badly needed nationally. The only candidates I'm ever voting is the ones for police reforms.
I have to say, it amazes me the comments where people are criticizing and stating how police need to change. How about the criminals? If you add one key to each one of these "police brutality" claims of whether or not the criminal fought or ran, you will easily start seeing a pattern, unless you're completely stupid or a liberal. If you had to fight the same criminals day in day out because it's "racist" to put them in jail for crimes, I am sure you wouldn't wear kid gloves.
So silly, it's not hard to reform. First get rid of qualified immunity, make police accountable for their actions, this will naturally without any training start changing behavior of officers.
Second quit sending cops to scenes that are social cases, empower these social case workers with more detaining rights. They are already trained to handle these calls.
There are other less costly reforms like transparency in video and documentation, that can be done.
They left cos "no beatings" No fun 😕
Defund 🚔
How’s that working out in Minneapolis where crime is going up? Idiots…. Even Democrats are backtracking from Idiotic defunding the police
@@kaseyc5078 . No! msm is pro cop. Nobody defunded minneapolis! They all quit cause of a federal investigation and your fake news blamed the democrats! Only Camden defunded and it went fantastic.
Whos the idiots that just got convinced theres a crime rise in vermont even though this piece never even suggested it happened in words. This is how easy it is to sway conservatives with msm
I'm truly dumbfounded. I mean, it has worked so well in Chicago, NYC, Portland and San Francisco. Liberal Vermont is getting what it deserves!
%%%%% From Massachusetts to Vermont...and In 2019 in June all summer in battle bro. Vermont, In Vermont strange people are following a black guy. Cross country... %%%%%%true
Could you please clarify what you meant? I couldn’t understand
Go figure when u defund the police.
soon it will be legal to rob banks and shoot people for fun
7am in the. At the Capital trying to get out of the rain. Stop at visitors center. Soon I sit down state security comes over and starts to ask me questions. I do not feel very welcome in Montpelier, Vermont.
Burlington on its way to becoming Baltimore of Vermont
ok chicken little. Cause you just watched a thing about feelings that never said crime went up at all. lol
you mean nobody is going to stop bank robberies? nice.
That's pretty deep I would have thought Rutland would have been the Baltimore or armpit of Vermont
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Zoraya Hightower is not smart
Good call.... less police always makes it better.... look at Chicago
chicago increased it's police budget. To be fair to you, this fake news just kinda pretended crime went up in burlington even though they never actually said it lmao... ANd of course the conservative mob eats it up and will still call nbc leftist tomorrow lol
Less police happened in Camden NJ. Look it up. The success was undeniable
HaHa!!! another left-wing city in chaos because of their stupid policies. LOL Lets go Brandon
This is not a win just because it affirms your worldview, it’s not like it’ll change anyone’s mind. The trajectory of the state is frightening and disgusting. Don’t celebrate until our efforts have made it better.
Ha! Good luck with that.
It sounds like these officers would never make it in a customer service job, which is kind of what they're supposed to do. Maybe they'll learn patience at McDonald's. They sound like petulant children.
Next time someone sticks a gun in someone's face when robbing them make sure you tell them it is good customer service
I used to always look at Vermont like it’s Mayberry off Andy Griffin show. Clean, peaceful, quiet and laid back. Now I see Vermont becoming downtown Beirut.
I was told a mini San Francisco. Beirut are you serious
@@sitdowndogbreathSan Francisco, exactly. What happens when you force everyone to shut down, break ins and crime goes up.
It’s eventually going to come down to, the citizens protecting their businesses with the gun of their choice! That’s what need’s to happen!
That's exactly why the NRA has been anti-cop for decades.
from what? feelings? There's no crime increase! msm just greased you
They didn't even lie and say crime went up.. They did what they do.
They place where defund actually happened was camden nj. It was an undeniable success than msm will NEVER mention. They buried this issue in a golden coffin, remember?
@@skankhunt3624 . I'd rather shop in a place that wont risk my life for the insured money in the register. use your brian
@@timtebone1843 Burlington hired social workers to handle some calls - but “realizing there was a problem,” the city reversed course and is now scrambling to hire officers back.
@@deebee4575 . There's no problem. msm wants more police and more military and more prisons and more weapons sales. You know we have more prisoners than communist china who has 5 times more people than us?
You know this story? Are they talking about a cut of 16 cops total?
Move to a GOP town. Much better support there. Democrats get what they vote for.
it is unfortunate some business owners "don't feel safe" when the police are not available to respond to a disturbance. Imagine how "safe" people feel when armed police search their car for no reason. ( I smell an odor, or you act nervous, etc... )
just this week a Vt Trooper was pulled over, off duty, for failing to maintain safe control of his vehicle and lied to the officer that pulled him over and was sent on his way. this special treatment is something police expect !
The officer that pulled over the trooper followed up on the troopers assertion that his use of a hand held electronic device was because he was being called into work ( the lie ). And a formal investigation into lying to an officer (possible obstruction of justice?), and careless operation of a vehicle is underway.
How can this Trooper be trusted again? he was willing to lie to avoid a traffic citation. Is he willing to lie to get a conviction? Is he willing to lie to cover up other criminal activities the he or others have committed ?
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Not going to let me get away with what I think is fair I'll quit. I mean most of the time police accountability equaled losing their job in that county. 🙃 and the so-called justice system has let it happen. Let's not forget the arsenal of weapons that major police departments spend hundreds of thousands on. But blue lives matter not ours.
Seems like a very good news for peaceful protesters that are victims of structural racism trying to feed their families. It’s time to go there lots of free stuff and no cops fantastic!
they didn't even suggest crime went up! lol.. This was like watching foxnews cause msm is pro cop corporatist.
You know crime is at half of what it was in 92, before bidens crime bill, right? lol. of course not
@@timtebone1843 crime this year is at all time high since dementia Joe was put in the White House best keep up with a latest news not news of 1992.
@@doctorstrangelove9487 . that didn't even make sense. he became president"this year" lol. And its down from last year. stop fear mongering cause those tax cuts wont trickle
@@timtebone1843 fear mongering? Huh huh huh it’s a truth sorry if it hurts.
@@doctorstrangelove9487 . crime is down from last year...
Poor baby 🍼 cops are afraid they will be held accountable. They don’t want that. They want to get away with all the same crap they always have. Such garbage.
get a badge, stay out of prison
who will you call when BLM robs you? not that i care, i just want a good laugh.
@Josh Schmidt your comment makes no sense. If you have an argument to make.....then make it. I am rather open minded. Tell me what the issue was with my comment.
vermont😂that hotbed of crime😂😂😂
but their feelings??? lol. This was some wild propaganda here..
Im sure there will be a follow up about how crime never went up despite how the shop owner feels
They left because they wanted to hurt people and not be accounted for it
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Smells socialist
64 likes?
How many dislikes UA-cam?
You should be ashamed!
get a real identity!
The defund police idea has never been about cutting down on police force for the sake of it, rather it's about replacing some police officers (where possible, to the degree that's not detrimental to a town's safety etc.) with some other specialists e.g. specially trained psychologists, family liaison officers, mediators etc.
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@@markbole2496 exactly
@FJoe Biden Problem is many anti-police progressives are running schools, universities, government bodies, charities. They are more of a threat to our society than any mob.
@@markbole2496 Why are we CALLING them Schools they STOPPED being Schools back in the Late 90's! They are Government BRAIN washing FACILITY! A Public View CONCERTRATION CAMP and they call it School and LIE to you about what they are Teaching so EVERYONE is ok with it! Well I was one of the Smart ones and Removed I Child from this kind of COMMUNIST CAMP and PREVENTED them from Being able to Brain Was My Son!!
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May be you should apply to one of the many Vermont Police departments!
Hopefully this will serve as a model for the rest of the nation. There should only be one policeman for every 20,000 people in a city.
Well duh, more socialist workers are the answer, and eventually the blue helmets. We don't need no stinkin' badges
crime didn't even go up. although msm interviewing conservatives about their feelings is typically how we make decisions lol.
Camden NJ was the model. Wildly successful. look it up. msm aint touching reality. Camden was murder capitol for most of a 20 year period
@@timtebone1843 Spew your BS else where
agreed, and everyone should be allowed to conceal and carry when BLM uses this to their criminal advantage and start shooting up places and people. and if not, conceal and carry anyway. cops dont care anymore. #YourLifeMatters!
Police have seriously abused their power Nationwide. I was arrested for possession of small personal amounts of marijuana over 20 times in the past 50 years. Resulting in over $20,000 in fines. I'm Jewish I'm white. How can I ever trust the police after the past 50 years. Lost my license for 14 years because there was marijuana in my urine, After a routine traffic stop, I was not high at the time. I see all law enforcement as financial preditors and nothing else. Yes they have been there for me at times, but they have caused me far more harm than good. You guys should have treated us better, instead of abusing your power this is the outcome. I would consider supporting the police, if they publicly came out in an act of contrition and repentance to all marijuana users in the United States of America you abused your power now you're paying the price. Shame on all law enforcement.
Ultimate power ALWAYS corrupts, ultimately. It can never, ever, ever be avoided.
It's a cycle. Systems get created, and work well for awhile, but eventually grow and grow to impossibly ridiculous strengths. Then, the corruption becomes exposed. People fight back. $#17 burns down.
Other, more banal, corporate examples: Napster. Internet browsers. Facebook. UA-cam (lol). And yes, even Amazon and Microsoft.
Businesses of every kind need to have CAPS. Glass ceilings on profits, personnel, resources, etc.
Even then, people simply start new 'child' businesses (like FB guy did with 'Meta', lol). 🙄
Life favors the rich until the poor revolt. Plain and simple. Even then, the poor have to *WIN*, and that's not easy.
@@Novastar.SaberCombat just because your poor doesn’t mean you have to smoke weed, stop making excuses and accept the consequences when you break the law. Especially if you broke the law 20 times
Seems like a troll
How can you possibly be stupid enough to be caught with dope 20 times? What do you do, stand in front of the police station using it? I smoked weed for 40 years, I was never arrested for it once. I see you making a lot of excuses for your bad choices instead of you taking responsibility for them. You are not above the law and the police catch the easiest to catch, the ones doing crime in front of their face.
@@suegirouard917 why feed the troll
Ok, so I think this story is complete garbage. They give no facts, data or statistics about what issues have arisen as result of the Burlington Police Department being smaller; all they talk about is officers feelings. I live in downtown Burlington, I have noticed no difference whatsoever with less police officers.
How much do you get out? I have seen things in Burlington that I have never seen in the past. Until last year I have never had someone try to get into my car....WHILE I AM SITTING IN IT, then some gang of kids walk by and are tugging on all the door handles on the waterfront parking lot....