Police Organizations back Obama-Biden

From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli BALTIMORE, Md. -- Biden accepted the endorsement of the National Association of Police Organizations this morning on behalf of the Democratic ticket, pledging to again provide a seat at the table for local law enforcement. Biden, speaking on a conference call with NAPO President Tom Nee, made a plug for the “Biden Crime Bill,” which he said was contributed to a 30 percent drop in violent crime in the 1990s. “Then, for some reason, because this administration and my good friend John don’t think it’s a role of the federal government to be involved in local law enforcement … they decided they had to stop it,” he said. Biden promised to re-establish those policies, to provide funding and technological assistance to communities across the country. ...( read more ) (link)