Well, if I were you, I wouldn't be heading through Grant's Pass or any part of Josephine County in Oregon any time soon. The citizens failed to pass a new property tax that would support their local sheriff's officers. "'We're looking at the virtual loss of the entire criminal justice system for our county,' said Commissioner Dave Toler. 'We think this is kind of Katrina proportions in what this is going to mean.'"
Toler goes on to clarify, "In Josephine County, minor burglaries, drug crimes and even domestic abuse probably will go unpunished... 'Meth? Forget about it,' he said. 'We won't get to it.'
90% of the DA's office is getting cut, 100 inmates are being freed, and 15 patrol cars are being removed from the streets. Concealed weapon applications have quadrupled, and hunters have been sawing down their shotguns to within the legal limits for protection.
If you don't believe me:
The Oregonian article
Josephine County's Sheriff's website (note that they are teaching self defense classes)
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