Fort Lauderdale police consider panhandling on street corners
To protest drastic budget and salary cuts, police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are threatening to beg for money with tin cups at intersections and ‘work to the rule,’ which would tie up more officers by following work rules meticulously. Budget commissioners have approved cuts to the police force, took away raises, imposed a hiring freeze, required four days off without pay, left open the possibility longevity pay will be slashed and closed the jail.
