As cities cut police forces, the wealthy hire private protection. “…residents of Oakland, California’s ‘wealthy enclaves’ have hired private security in response to the decline of the Oakland Police Department. … [they city] laid off cops despite ‘struggling with one of the highest murder rates in the nation.’ While these private guards are unarmed—California leads the country in gun control…” Who would hire unarmed guards in a city with “one of the highest murder rates in the nation”? Who would take a job as one? Is it just us or does this sound nonsensical?
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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