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11/18/2004: Cops in general, aren't easily fooled...
and it's good to see that they aren't taking the line of bullshit that outgoing U.S. Attorney General John Asshole is dishing out to them:
A day after Attorney General John Ashcroft told the nation's largest association of law enforcement executives that the Bush administration had made the nation more secure from terrorist attacks and violent criminals, the group lashed back at the White House on Tuesday.Not that AG Asshole will notice; he's lived in his little fundamentalist fantasy world for years now...
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) said that cuts by the administration in federal aid to local police agencies have left the nation more vulnerable than ever to public safety threats. The 20,000-member group also said in a statement that new anti-terrorism duties for local cops - which have come as state and local budgets have declined and historically low crime rates have crept upward - have pushed police agencies to "the breaking point."
The statement reflected the ongoing tension between the administration and many local police chiefs, who believe the White House has saddled them with anti-terrorism tasks without much regard to the cost.
Len on 11.18.04 @ 08:27 PM CST
