Such a bad idea.  Here in Longmont, we're looking at adding to our sales tax to give public safety- Fire & Police - up to $6M more per year.  We have a SWAT team.  We also have armored tanks and other assorted war paraphernalia.  We have zero actual need for a SWAT team or military equipment.  I'll be voting against this raise in sales tax for public service because I can't trust my local cops with the money.  They're already spending it on training and wages for people to man the tanks and SWAT teams (the equipment is free, using it isn't).  Why give them more money?  

The police are already a bit out of control in this country and we have more people, per capita, in prison than any other country in the world.  This has to change.