tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post7313746472243457496..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Maywood CA: A Libertarian Utopia?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-43703862041967222532010-07-20T22:02:18.809-04:002010-07-20T22:02:18.809-04:00"If the sheriff's department can do an ad..."If the sheriff's department can do an adequate job while expanding its coverage to Maywood, then why should Maywood bother with its own police force?"<br /><br />It is noteworthy here that the Maywood police department essentially bankrupted the city. From the NYT article on this story:<br /><br />"A report by the state attorney general last year concluded the culture of the department “is one permeated with sexual innuendo, harassment, vulgarity, discourtesy to members of the public as well as among officers, and a lack of cultural, racial and ethnic sensitivity and respect.” <br /><br />There are $19 million in claims pending against the police, which made it effectively impossible for the city to get insurance for any of its employees. If Maywood did not dismiss the municipal work force, officials said, bankruptcy would have been the only option."<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/business/20maywood.html?pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rssd.erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.com