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| Topic | Apparently churches in Alabama can....Form their own police depts now.. |
| Steve Nick 04/11/17 8:25:45 PM #20: | If any of you actually read into this, here's what the actual story is: -Some larger churches wanted security on grounds. They normally were getting that security by hiring out privately. But sometimes they had trouble finding availability. -They made a law where now they can hire on a couple of people to serve basically similar roles to what an SRO officer or campus police would be doing. Like the above poster said, they're not gonna have any legal jurisdiction except on their property, and even then they can be superseded by county police. You guys act like churches are gonna start making a standing army and taking over the community. They just wanted the proper resources to look after their grounds. --- This is my signature. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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