$32 Million In Two Weeks: The Cost Of Responding To Anti-ICE Protests In The City of L.A.
$32 Million In Two Weeks: The Cost Of Responding To Anti-ICE Protests In The City of L.A.
The LAPD's response to the protests against ICE account for over 90 percent of costs.
I guess this is how we win. Bankrupt the city
LAPD budget for 2025: $2.14 billion. Works out to just over $41 million a week.
Being that they are already on salary I assume, I wonder how much it really was "more than normal".
I can't find a good resource for the exact pay formula they use, but cops are definitely eligible for overtime pay, which has apparently blown out their budget to the extent that the city is taking out a $17m loan to pay them (arc)
This is all overwhelmingly what Trump wants. He hates my entire state (California).
I'm not sure it's possible to bankrupt a city like LA, they can go into massive debt and you and your children will end up paying it. They can also take the money from elsewhere in the budget: a shepherd will stop feeding the sheep but not the dogs.
Is the city really your enemy? Wouldn't bankrupting the city play into Trump's hands?
Is the city really your enemy?
So long as LAPD officers keep defending ICE kidnappings, yeah
It doesn't matter what you do, the narrative is not based on truth. The city will either suffer because of "rioting communist lefties", or succeed because of Trump's "amazingness" either will play into his hands and Trump lies about everything.
The benefit of making the city suffer is sending a message to other cities who may still have to make this choice. Fash costs cash.
Alternate Headline: Domestic Terrorists Cost L.A. Residents $32 Million In Two Weeks
How come no money for healthcare! /s