Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.

Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments.

Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” As of July, sheriff’s offices statewide were down 1,800 deputies, Landry said.

  • @[email protected]
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    510 months ago

    Yeah it is good, the cops aint gonna help ya if the fascist pull some shit. At least if everyones armed we can make the bloodshed equal.

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      -110 months ago

      And eye for an eye leaves the world blind.

      You know the Middle East used to be height of human civilization.

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        710 months ago

        The middle east is in a bad place largely do to empire fuckery not folks arming themselves. I simply disagree with the whole eye for an eye shit, especially when it comes to fascists. If you could defeat a fascist by shoving a thumb up your ass the world would be a far better place. Authoritarians of all stripes fascist or not can only be truly dealt with via violence or the implication there of.

        Pacifism is simply a cowards way to claim bravery.

        • @afraid_of_zombies
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          -810 months ago

          Yeah yeah everyone blames the British. Entire region has been madness and war for over 20 centuries.

          But do go on and tell me how your school shooting machine is going to protect us all against a fucking drone targetted via satellites. Hey when that whole kids in cages thing was going down why didn’t you use your school shooter to free those kids?

          • @SupraMario
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            410 months ago

            So…your solution is to disarm everyone but the fascist and turn them into cattle just like the nazis did in WWII? That’s your solution?

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            210 months ago

            I was refering to tbe mongols, Baghdad house of wisdom my beloved.

            Also I aint calling for use of firearms against the US military thats suicidal. Im calling for the use of firearms against shistain neo-nazi marching into cities and the cops if they try protecting them. It worked during the union wars to teach scabs, sheriffs, and pinkertons their place.

            Also id of loved to storm one of those border patrol prisons and gun down those sonsofbitches, but sadly enthusiasm an army does not make. Part of the reason I call for increased armament is because I hope to see the resurrection of groups like the first black panthers, the anti-bund militias, and the old union militias. But my reach is limited since im just a random leftwing SoCal redneck in fucking San Bernardino, I am surrounded by dipshits who would welcome the fucking nazis.