Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by jtolmar on Friday June 26, 2020 @01:33PM
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Police are funded by the municipal or county government, not the fed
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Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by erichocean on Friday June 26, 2020 @01:53PM
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> Police are funded by the municipal or county government, not the fed
It's not that black and white, because...
Police slush funds are funded (indirectly) by the federal government—drug search and seizures are passed off to the feds to prosecute (because many states have laws banning the practice), and the feds shares a portion of the value seized back with the local police department. Win-win.