With the exception of a decent concert ampitheater and a really nice aquariem, Camden, New Jersey is basically Thunderdome -- and it's about to get a lot worse. And the people of Camden and Philadelphia have Chris Christie to thank, partly, for this awfulness.
It seems laying off half of the police force won't be enough to fix Camden, NJ's budget problems.
The next step? Stop covering minor crimes.
Camden police will no longer be able to respond to vehicle accidents without injuries, minor thefts, or vandalism as a result of the layoffs, New Jersey Newsroom reports.
It gets better. The Hell's Angels will be patrolling the streets.
And Fat Jesus himself plans to cut state subsidies to Camden.
More than half of what Camden gets from the state is in so-called "transitional aid" subsidies to force more self-sufficiency. Republican Gov. Chris Christie says he wants to phase that out.
Of course he does. Because it makes him look very serious for some reason. Helping to turn the once burial place of Walt Whitman, who once called Camden "a city invincible," into a post-apocalyptic nightmare.