April 03, 2007
Tacoma to Charge Military for Protest Costs
Via Michelle Malkin:
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.
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.
Remember, these protestors harassed and shouted down our troops as they went about their jobs.
Has Mayor Baarsma considered billing the groups who organized the protest? Thought not.
So not only did our military have to endure the nasty, overblown rhetoric of a bunch of people who revile them, but they're expected to pay for the privilege. Oh, and don't forget, it's our military's very existence that helps secure the freedom for protestors to spit on them.
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Tell the goddamn fucking mayor to pay for it, fer chrissakes...
Posted by: Dave Mattheisen at April 3, 2007 05:20 PMThe article said they would charge the military to pay for part of the cost, and it didn't say that they weren't going to charge the organizers of the protest.
Posted by: mudkitty at April 3, 2007 07:43 PMYou can't charge people for protesting, for goodness sake, unless there's vandalism or such.
And I'm sure the presence of the military and the resulting benefits to the city of Tacoma more than offsets the costs of any occasional protest. Get some perspective and stop holding out your hand for help.
Posted by: paul at April 4, 2007 09:55 AMSuggestion - have the military pull up stakes from Tacoma - taking all their civilian jobs with them - think that will cover the bill???
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