"The Constitution was designed to govern the government, not the people." - Steve Hanke
Oh, no! The the people of Camden, NJ are going to have to live with the services they can afford to pay for!
Before you are overwhelmed with the word "Should", let's think this through.
What will become of poor Camden? Is it Armageddon? Is this The End? Stay tuned, same Bat Station...
The answer is none of the above. Over time, the city of Camden, NJ will depopulate. People will move away, and there will absolutely, positively be excess deaths over births. Those that remain will, over time, learn to provide for themselves and learn to conduct themselves such that they are not the second highest crime city.
As for the Camden police officers? They will get other jobs that do not burden citizens with their absurd (relative to their contributions both monetarily and to society) life time benefits, and less people will wind up in prison where they HONE their criminal skills and make contacts that evolve into the gangs now over running the city. Fewer police will get killed in the line of duty enforcing laws that have not proven to be such good ideas.
As for Fire protection? A brutal cost/benefit analysis will be forced on every municipality out there. Without question, it is cheaper to GIVE people a new home than it is to maintain fire protection. This is not 1890 Chicago; fires do not consume entire cities (well, except Philadelphia). Oh, and what about saving lives? Darn few "saves" are made by fire personnel at fires... ambulance and First Responder service is not what we are talking about here. Every blizzard, Metro New York City knows that a certain number of people will be killed in car crashes. FACT. Does the region shut down all travel? Nope. They could, but they don't. Wannt know why? Because losing 5 or 10 people is an acceptable cost of doing business. Brutal - and Simple, Like, That.
Camden might need to disband, and its people might need to move elsewhere and become like the productive citizens of their adoptive cities. Or, Camden's citizens can adopt the profile of a city like Fargo, ND, with its low crime, sense of community, and ability to fund their own services and remain. Why is it that a city living beyond its means, and beyond the pale, is any different than a country? We all seem to recognize that the U.S. is out of bounds with its budget and wars, yet Camden is somehow a victim? BALONEY.
This story is going to be repeated over and over again in the coming years. Just fill in the blank for the name of the city.