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Tacoma Mayor to Charge Military some of $500,000 for "Protection" from Rabid Moonbats
2007-04-03
As the fella said, "you just can't make this shit up".
TACOMA -- Tacoma police say last month's 12-day anti-war protests cost the city an unbudgeted $500,000 to provide a large-scale law enforcement presence.
Malkin linked a video of lefties in full taunting mode.
The rough estimate covers overtime, regular compensation, equipment and food for hundreds of workers from Tacoma police and other agencies, Assistant Chief Bob Sheehan said. The city plans to ask the Port of Tacoma and the military to cover some of the costs. "That's a tremendous hit on our budget -- a half-million dollars of unexpected expense," said Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma, adding that the military would get the first invoice. "I think our request is justifiable," Baarsma said. "I would expect that we would be reimbursed. I would be surprised if we weren't."

Police increased law enforcement at the Port of Tacoma during the convoying and storage of Army Stryker vehicles from March 3 until a ship carrying the military equipment left for Iraq on March 14. Protesters were there each night.
I trust in the future Tacoma will be charging victims of crimes for the incarcerations of criminals.

info@billbaarsma.com
bbaarsma@cityoftacoma.org
747 Market Street, Suite 1200
Tacoma, WA 98402-3766
253.591.5100

By the way don't visit his re-election website. It tries to download a trojan to your browser.
Posted by:Icerigger

#4  Review the video. Read the banners. Or search the web sites. Bill the organizations. What's the problem?

Unless, of course the mayor is a f*cking a$$hole.
Posted by: jds   2007-04-03 21:42  

#3  Just take it out of all the federal money the city already gets in pork and other programs.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-04-03 20:55  

#2  Tacoma coddles em, Tacoma pays for em. So sad, STFU and suck it up, Bob. Otherwise, you might actually have to charge the actual disrupters with the costs.... heaven forbid! IIRC we had a Tacoma troll here - so I'm not feeling real accomodationist-like. F*ck em. Ask St. Pancake's parental-unit's fund for the coin
Posted by: Frank G   2007-04-03 20:37  

#1  "Assistant Chief Bob Sheehan said"

I feel like I know that name from somewhere.....

The military could handle their own security, though some might not like the methods. Of course I'm one who thinks we could save a lot of illegal immigrant lives by gunning a few down on the border and leaving their bones for the buzzards - might discourage some of the scores who die of dehydration or exhaustion etc. trying to cross the desert.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-04-03 20:32  

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