NYPD’s raid on Columbia University’s student protest likely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The crackdown will end up costing millions.

NYPD’s raid on Columbia University’s student protest likely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The crackdown will end up costing millions.

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    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
      29·
      7 months ago

      Don’t worry, it’s a drop in the bucket of the NewYork Militarys Police Departments 11 Billion dollar budget. (a reduction since last year)

      /e for perspective: you’ve got $11k in your bank account and just got hit with an $8 bill…

      • TheDoozer@lemmy.world
        15·
        7 months ago

        For some perspective, the entire United States Coast Guard, which employs 43k active duty and 8k reservists, operates 210 aircraft, 245 cutters (ships), 1500+ small boats, spread out over the whole world, completing missions from environmental mishap response, captain of the port in warzones, aids to navigation, drug interdiction, border patrol, law enforcement, disaster response, and, of course, search and rescue, has a budget only around 2 billion more than that.

        Makes you wonder where all that funding for one police department is going.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
      10·
      7 months ago

      But didn’t you see the Truth Social posts? Many in this peaceful protest had potentially dangerous things! Nevermind that none of it happened.

      So the cops had to bring guns.