For a few thousand bucks, Detroit police will give a business higher 911 priority

spaffy-jimble:

galpalison:

catalogingthedeclineofthewest:

I’ve noted the privatization of police forces before. It’s happening in South Africa, but here in the USA, too. There was an article about the use of private police forces in Chicago, here: http://catalogingthedeclineofthewest.tumblr.com/post/150225967964/chicagoan-dissatisfied-with-police-coverage

Somehow the full story is even worse than it sounds from the headline

Late Stage Capitalism is emergency services prioritizing the rich.

For a few thousand bucks, Detroit police will give a business higher 911 priority