Quote:Dartz wrote:The governor wouldn't have that power. The city's mayor or city council would in theory (exactly who does depends on the local government). However, in practice it's incredibly hard to get rid of cops. Keep in mind that city cops are the enforcers for the local politicians, so you have to replace those first. Then, you have to get past the incredibly powerful unions that protect cops--it would cost a fortune in legal fees and whatever penalty clauses they have in their contracts. And then they'd just get jobs with other police departments in the state.
Is there any law out there that allows the Governer to go "You're Fired! All of You!" ?
Or otherwise strip them of law enforcement powers?
I've heard of this happening occasionally with really tiny towns (with populations in the hundreds), where the politicians aren't significantly more wealthy and powerful than anyone else and there are fewer than half a dozen cops. The only case I know of where a town of over 10,000 managed to replace their police force required violence: the Battle of Athens, in 1946.