New Threats to Public Safety What it Means for You


by Jack Krohn - Date: 2008-07-11 - Word Count: 388 Share This!

An interesting and disturbing phenomenon is happening here in Colorado Springs and being replicated across the land in other cities. As you know police resources are funded thru a city budget: equipment, personnel, training-the whole nine yards. Now there is a growing threat to community security and safety that may be unavoidable.

 

City budgets nationwide are based on revenues from sales and property taxes. With the value of real estate falling like a rock property taxes are on the decrease. The economy is flat with only minimal growth meaning sales taxes are flat lined. That is only the half of it.


On the expense side GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED and

HEALTH CARE BENEFITS ARE OUT OF CONTROL. This is forcing city managers, city councils, and budget officials to look at making cuts to just break even.

 

In Colorado Springs they were already $8.3 million in the hole with less than half the year gone.

 

What does it mean to you and me?

 

The answer is not simple and it is not very nice. To try and simplify it, the cities across the country may have to start cutting back on services including police and fire departments. This places the security and safety of all of us at greater risk.

 

With the growth and emergence of more gangs in literally every city in the country it is not an understatement to say we are at war for the safety our own lives and those of our families not to mention the security of our homes.

 

There are parts of cities in every city where the struggle is being lost. It just isn't safe there.

 

The police are just being overwhelmed by the bad guys. They do a tremendous job but they can't be everywhere 24/7. Throw in some budget cuts and resources so desperately needed to do the job are at risk.

 

Citizens need to take a hard look at where this is headed and be prepared to learn how to defend themselves, their families and their homes. Self defense products like stun guns, pepper sprays, personal alarms and tasers, once the province of science fiction movies, have become more mainstream and almost a necessity.

 

Jack Krohn is the #1 author of Home Security Articles in the country. He owns SECURITY SOLUTIONS a one stop resource that provides solutions and answers for all your self defense and home security problems.

 


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