KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- In many communities, budget cuts are needed to deal with a smaller tax base eroded by the economy. Wyandotte County is experiencing a $12-million budget shortfall.
The cuts in Wyandotte County have District Attorney Jerome Gorman sounding the alarm. He's concerned his office's ability to help preserve public safety is in jeopardy.
"As long as we get them arrested, it seems to be good enough," Gorman said.
"Arresting someone is only half the job -- maybe less than half the job. If we don't get them off the street, get them the proper sentence or give them the proper supervision in cases of probation, they are going to be right out there doing the same thing again. As a matter of fact, they'll probably be empowered knowing they got away with something they shouldn't have," Gorman said.
