Police No Longer Responding To Calls Across The Country

Due to budget cuts and resulting layoffs of many Policemen across the country, many Police Departments have stopped responding to many different types of calls.
The most commonly spoken about instance is in Oakland, CA, in which they won’t respond to 44 cases. As follows is a short list of a few, as reported by NBC.

• burglary
• theft
• embezzlement
• grand theft
• grand theft:dog
• identity theft
• false information to peace officer
• required to register as sex or arson offender
• dump waste or offensive matter
• discard appliance with lock
• loud music
• possess forged notes
• pass fictitious check
• obtain money by false voucher
• fraudulent use of access cards
• stolen license plate
• embezzlement by an employee (over $ 400)
• extortion
• attempted extortion
• false personification of other
• injure telephone/ power line
• interfere with power line
• unauthorized cable tv connection
• vandalism
• administer/expose poison to another

Oakland, CA is not the only place in which this is happening. There have also been reports in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Philadelphia (another), Omaha, Oklahoma, and Georgia of Police no longer responding to certain calls not only due to budget cuts but for fuel conservation, as well, as gas prices ascend. If you have found an article for another state in which I have not, please email it to info@thedrahos.net so that it may be added to the list.

But then again, it is a common misconception that Police are to protect individuals. That is why we have the 2nd Amendment, so that we can protect ourselves, and that is challenged around every corner. It is actually not the Police’s job to protect individuals. I understand that’s a lot to swallow, but it is true, and it is upheld by courts.