Police departments in major American cities have bigger budgets than almost every other country's military. Police officers earnings often rank in the top 1% o

Police departments in major American cities have bigger budgets than almost every other country's military. Police officers earnings often rank in the top 1% of their communities. Compare your city's police budget with their investments in communities and education and services - things that can actually make lives better and prevent the economic desperation that leads to crime. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and police are the very inefficient, violent cure.