Fundraising for police protection

Well, I suppose we should have expected it to come to this in Burnsville.

Burnsville PD Fundraising To Replace Retiring K-9s

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) ― The struggling economy is taking a bite out of the Burnsville police department. They are trying to raise money to buy two more K-9s.
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Burnsville has had canines on its force since 1982.
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They've never had to resort to fundraising to fund the police dog program.

"We're currently looking to raise over the next year to year-and-a-half, between $18,000 and $20,000 because we're going to have to replace both of our canine units," continued Jackson.
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Canines are cost-effective on the force. It would take four officers to search a building, but it only takes one dog.
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They're also good at sniffing out drugs.

It gets old saying this, but how the heck do you justify spending $20 million on the Performing Arts Center when you can't squeeze out $20,000 for the police department?!?

Yes, the PAC is ultimately a boondoggle that serves as a lightning rod for bigger issues. But at $20 million, can you blame anyone for falling back on it?

It's difficult to agree with WCCO's assessment that the struggling economy is to blame for this when you have such a huge on-going expense on the city's hands.