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Some Newark Residents Upset At Having To Foot $187K Bill For Whitney Houston's Funeral
On February 19, 2012 one of the best singers of all time was laid to rest. Whitney Houston was an entertainer with unmatched talent and she was given a very lavish funeral by officials in Newark, New Jersey.
The funeral cost the city's taxpayer's more than $187,000 in police overtime, roughly 5% of the budget for the year and some citizens are upset about that.
“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous when you have people who are unemployed and homeless, people walking up and down the streets,” Newark resident Quincy Ruffin told CBS New York. "If they wanted it to go that far, do that much, they should have been the ones providing for it."
Others were upset they weren't allowed near the funeral that was attended by many stars like R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and more.
“I think it was a waste of time and then now we find out what happened and how she actually died, it makes you think twice saying was it worth it or not,” resident Minerva DelValle said.
In the end city officials feel like they did the right thing by bringing in extra police.
“I was able to be witness to the thousands upon thousands of people who were desperate to attend service but held back by barriers and officers of the law,” said Democratic Councilwoman Mildred Crump. “If they had not been there someone may have been trampled, seriously hurt.”
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Comment by KEIZER SOZE on April 11, 2012 at 8:53am -
I would be MAD to
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Comment by scotia_built on April 10, 2012 at 10:46pm -
f*** that s***!!!!tax payers payin for a f***** crackheads funeral who gives a f*** if she was talented? she did nothing but smoke crack, and at the end of the day thats what it all boils down to (pun intented) lol at least thats what she was boiling down at the end of the day lol
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Comment by NATE \m/ (-_-) \m/ on April 10, 2012 at 9:32pm -
187 murder
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Comment by Slimturk on April 10, 2012 at 9:25pm -
Wow!!!
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Comment by Jus P on April 10, 2012 at 11:06am -
Joke.
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Comment by Realm on April 10, 2012 at 9:31am -
If the city was concern for safety then they did the right thing I understand you all were not interest in her life or wanted to celebrate it but others did and it is a public safety issue so someone was going to have to do something or deal with report of hundreds being injured and the safety director fired and the city being sued so weigh that cost in comparison for you conservatives the government can control people interested in going to a funeral but they are responsible to protect our lives.
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Comment by Hue Jastle on April 10, 2012 at 8:06am -
it shouldn't be SOME residents... it should be ALL residents... society needs to quit idolizing famous people
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Comment by Nexio La Para on April 10, 2012 at 6:12am -
5% of the budget for a dead rich person thats not even right and they couldnt even attend the funeral so how is that fair?
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