re: Sid is about to announce 15-41% pay raises for BRPD and EMS at 11:00

At this point we’ve got enough fricking libraries and have pissed enough money away on parks that I cannot safely show my face in without fear of robbery or death. Don’t forget the schools that we can’t use. I’m good with cops getting paid.

That's why I never vote for any tax increase, the library is just as bad as Brec
if they haven't spent the money yet my guess is, they just haven't figured out a way to siphon some of that money back to their pockets yet, and that goes for the whole of politics, their all thieves just dressed up nice.

My issue with paying BRPD is that the BRPD budget has been heavily subsidized by the rest of East BR Parish for years despite not receiving coverage from BRPD.

Paying them more means finding money from somewhere which, surprise surprise, turns out to be from another part of the parish kitty instead of cutting shite from BR’s budget to pay for their own services.

Curious to see if this has the opposite effect as intended.

Intended: attract better people to do a better job policing.

Possible actual: create a lose-lose situation where the old and new police force has something to lose by actually policing and either making a mistake unintentionally or getting sued or rolled on even if they didn't make a mistake, putting their higher salaries at risk, for which the solution is simple: take no risks (half arse it).