tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post8385083957672326626..comments2008-06-02T17:38:23.144-04:00Ben Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740ben@eagle.caBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-3577062796501035992008-06-02T17:05:00.000-04:002008-06-02T17:05:00.000-04:00Since you mentioned Hector MacMillan and the policing report I wanted to pass along some gems contained in the Brighton Independent issue of May 29th.<BR/><BR/>Commenting on an earlier attempt to start a county wide police force, this article states that it was killed by Cobourg and Port Hope when they voted against the idea.<BR/><BR/>MacMillan says this time around it will be different. Referring to the "triple majority" scam that skews everything in favour of the rural areas, he is quoted saying "It's possible that the motion could still be carried, even if Port Hope and Cobourg vote against it. I believe they could still have their police forces<BR/>collapsed by the other 5 municipalities".<BR/><BR/>Hec is predicting that all the other rural municipalities will vote the same way Trent Hills did, and that will be the end of our local police forces in Cobourg and Port Hope, regardless of what we want in our own communities.<BR/><BR/>While it's unclear whether the following statement came from MacMillan or from the writer of the article, it is unsettling to see how blind their faith in the OPP cost estimate is. <BR/><BR/>The story says "In Port Hope and Cobourg, the policing plan comes down to a single choice - between retaining their own police forces and collecting MASSIVE SAVINGS under an amalgamation".<BR/><BR/>How gullible can these County Councillors be? Have they really never been off the farm before?<BR/>Is it true they all still believe in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy?<BR/><BR/>They probably even believe the police mantra that they exist to "serve and protect" too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com