Whenever I hear some left wing radical talk about “the community” I immediately think “What community are you talking about?” Carroll Fife talks about “the community.” Cat Brooks talks about “the community.” Progressives love referring to “the community” as if all of us in Oakland are on their side.
The Left: "Defund the police by any means necessary!"
When I read the Chronicle’s front page article, “Thousands of officers could be decertified,” I thought, “Good. Let California’s new police decertification law fire up to 5 percent of all the cops in the state. Maybe the resulting crime wave will show people how much we need cops.”
Every step you take, I'll be watching you
“The most regulated police department in the U.S.” – that’s how insiders describe the Oakland Police Department. “Nowhere else, not even close” says one highly-placed OPD officer of the myriad of agencies and individuals who get paid to keep a close eye on the department. And every year, it seems, another layer of watchful bureaucracy is added by the City Council or others convinced that OPD is a rogue organization that needs to be reined in.
A Day Off
It’s my birthday, thank you, and I’m taking the day off. Back tomorrow with details on all the different ways the that OPD is regulated. The amount of aggressive, often hostile scrutiny of our Oakland cops is unprecedented in America, and undermines the cause of public safety.
Bas continues to undermine OPD, refuses to call for more funding
Nikki Bas, the City Council president, has challenged Sheng Thao’s proposed budget, demanding “more support for the vital services residents rely on, including fire services, public safety, violence prevention, housing and economic development.”