How much overtime is this police action costing in the various cities.

[texanwitch]

Well, the various rich companies are paying for it.

Halliburton payed the Houston cops off a few years ago.

I am so proud of the protesters.

[MrDiaz]

1. rich companies

Pay the cops salaries, since when? I thought the tax payers did

[texanwitch]

2. They did in Houston.

The cops badges were covered in black tape so you couldn't read the numbers.

Cops have been bought for years.

The Houston cops behaved like the cops in Oakland except for the tear gas.

Most cops arer right wing thugs anyway.

[City Lights]

3. Chase "donated" millions to the NYPD earlier this year. eom

[JHB]

4. In NYC: $3.4 million...

...according to an article in Newsday today:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/occupy-wall-street-nypd-overtime-hits-3-4m-1.3272630

Occupy Wall Street NYPD overtime hits $3.4M
Published: October 25, 2011 6:17 PM
By ERIK ORTIZ. amNewYork

If there's anyone cleaning up on Wall Street these days, it's the NYPD.

Police overtime costs have soared to at least $3.4 million in response to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that began last month, city officials said Tuesday, and findings released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Independent Budget Office show police have been earning even more for working extra hours.




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