Barry Krisberg Discusses Oakland Police Layoffs

KGO-AM, July 12, 2010 Hosts Chris Brecher and Bret Burkhart
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“We’re in a tough financial bind, we’re losing lots of municipal services and the question is: what else are we giving up here? Are we giving up counselors for kids in school? Are we closing shelters for victims of domestic violence? I think we have to look at the whole picture. You can’t keep a society together just with police officers. Obviously police are important and they can do important things, but it’s not the only thing that government is supposed to do.”