A little while ago, I heard that the starting cops pay in NO is $16,000. No wonder they were looting. Can you imagine even being a LEO in NO, let alone making that kind of money?
Reminds me of Mexico, where except for the uniform and gun, seems some of the cops had essentially nothing except the can of beans and two eggs that was their lunch. The job was worth it for the uniform. For the clothes, for the shirt and pants and shoes.