Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Grits for Breakfast

Criminal Law

: Grits for Breakfast

Law Enforcement for Higher Taxes

Scott Goldstein at the Dallas News Crime Blog mentions that "Some Dallas police union leaders are calling for a property tax hike to help shore up a $130 million budget gap. They hope such a move would ease the cuts for their department." Goldstein reports that an officer at a closed door union meeting Tuesday on the topic bore a tshirt declaring: "Raise taxes, no cuts."The problem: Tough on crime has become too tough on taxpayers, and police waste too much time enforcing petty rules instead of focusing on clearance rates for serious crimes. There are ways to expand police coverage without raising taxes if city leaders have the political courage to pursue them.

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 02, 2010 (boomark / email).