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In reply to the discussion: Milwaukee Sheriff Calls for Citizens to Arms Themselves, 911 Sometimes Not a Good Option. [View all]Clames
(2,038 posts)9. No layoffs huh?
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/two-sheriffs-captains-win-first-step-in-getting-jobs-back-j43nsub-136979098.html
The battle over layoffs to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department spilled over into the courtroom Tuesday, with the county suing to force Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. to drop 27 deputies.
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Corporation Counsel Kimberly Walker said Clarke was putting county taxpayers at risk by continuing to deploy the 27 deputies who should have lost their jobs Dec. 31. Anyone issued a speeding ticket or arrested could argue that action was invalid because the laid-off deputies no longer work for the county, she said.
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Some $13 million in cuts to the sheriff's budget for this year were approved by Abele and the board as a key budget-balancing measure. The budget limited layoffs to 61 deputies; retirements have trimmed the total number of layoffs to 27.
The issue could turn on the question of whether the deputy jobs were explicitly abolished in the 2012 budget, or just the funding - something that's subject to differing interpretations. If they weren't abolished, that could bolster Clarke's action delaying the layoffs.
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Milwaukee Sheriff Calls for Citizens to Arms Themselves, 911 Sometimes Not a Good Option. [View all]
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
OP
Police have neither the ability (for obvious reasons) nor the obligation (for legal ones) to
School guard
Jan 2013
#4
So I've heard. But we are paying them to at least make an effort. We aren't
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#7
Correct... they will eventually arrive to investigate the murder of an individual...
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#13
That doesn't mean they will get there in time to prevent a violent crime from occurring. nt
hack89
Jan 2013
#19
David Clark is more interested in posting officers on the freeway where the
SWTORFanatic
Jan 2013
#28
I had a LTE published in the J.S. re Clarke for which I am now being harassed by a pro-gun blogger
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#29