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[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I guess this is how we win. Bankrupt the city

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

LAPD budget for 2025: $2.14 billion. Works out to just over $41 million a week.

Being that they are already on salary I assume, I wonder how much it really was "more than normal".

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I can't find a good resource for the exact pay formula they use, but cops are definitely eligible for overtime pay, which has apparently blown out their budget to the extent that the city is taking out a $17m loan to pay them (arc)

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Truly a thing that must only be wondered at. Where could one possibly find the answer?

The city has spent more than $29 million to cover LAPD overtime and costs associated with declaring a citywide tactical alert, according to the controller.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So further review shows they average over $4 million a week on overtime.

So I guess we could surmise it was around $25 million more than normal.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Cops are typically paid hourly and not on salary. They have to collect that sweet, sweet overtime.

[-] gressen@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Is the city really your enemy? Wouldn't bankrupting the city play into Trump's hands?

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Is the city really your enemy?

So long as LAPD officers keep defending ICE kidnappings, yeah

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It doesn't matter what you do, the narrative is not based on truth. The city will either suffer because of "rioting communist lefties", or succeed because of Trump's "amazingness" either will play into his hands and Trump lies about everything.

The benefit of making the city suffer is sending a message to other cities who may still have to make this choice. Fash costs cash.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Alternate Headline: Domestic Terrorists Cost L.A. Residents $32 Million In Two Weeks

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

How come no money for healthcare! /s

[-] minorkeys@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Drain the coffers.

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