Funding cuts taking toll: Wars hurting community programs

[NVMojo]

Whining about federal cuts in a Red State like no one saw this coming in 2002:

March 9, 2006

Southern Nevada law enforcement and community policing programs are becoming casualties of the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq.

Over the last few years the federal government has significantly cut the amount of grant money going to police, community and court programs designed to nip crime in the bud.

In Southern Nevada, that means programs such as District Court's drug court and late-night services for young gang members are scaling back or scrambling to find money.

"I don't understand how anybody could not understand the importance of this problem," said Billie Bates, executive director of Zero Weapons, Zero Violence, a group that works to keep violence out of schools.

Her group received $30,000 last year and $13,210 this year.

"They did what they thought was best," Bates said. "It doesn't mean it's what I thought was best."

more...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2006/mar/09/566664256.html

[MadMaddie]

1. Hunh...They always act surprised....

This is only the beginning.....crime is going to go through the roof like it did under Reagan!!!

[Barrett808]

2. Recall the grief Michael Moore got for showing the Oregon State Patrol guy

He was clearly demonstrating that the illegal war and its voracious funding appetite is having a domestic impact. Here's more proof.

[cantstandbush]

3. The dittoheads have to experience real deep pain before they even consider

changing their support of the Bushbots. In this country, racism and hate trump everything!

[NVMojo]

4. it's hard for some to realize they bent their own selves over for Bush

[RufusEarl]

5. Nevada! isn't Senator H. Reid from Nevada?

That should explain this peculiar situation.

[VaYallaDawg]

6. WHen the criminals house-invade the McMansions of the

uber-rich (who have fattened up on the spoils of war) -- and there's no police force to call for help -- well, maybe at that point they'll be able to really revel in their "tax cuts."

[Mithras61]

7. At the rate that funding for domestic programs is drying up...

the "criminals" invading the McMansions will BE the police force...

[VaYallaDawg]

8. Very insightful!

:hi:

[Larkspur]

9. BushCo wants that to happen then they can send the crimminals

to the Middle East to be cannon fodder for their wars or they go to concentration camps.