Posted on 04/26/2021 4:33:20 AM PDT by massmike
Following the "defund the police" movement and the "abolish the police" movement, constant negative coverage of law enforcement by the media, anti-police sentiment becoming mainstream, and the threat of riots have contributed to a police shortage across the country.
The Philadelphia Police Department currently has 268 vacancies and is expecting even more shortages in the near future.
"From Jan. 1 through Thursday, 79 Philadelphia officers have been accepted into the city's Deferred Retirement Option Program, meaning they intend to retire within four years, according to Mayor Jim Kenney's office," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. "During the same time period last year, just 13 officers had been accepted into the program, the office said."
Neighboring New Jersey is facing a "recruiting crisis," according to Pat Colligan, president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association.
Col. Patrick Callahan, the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said the state's largest police agency received a "historically low" number of applications this year. In some years, the New Jersey State Police would usually receive between 15,000 to 20,000 applications – this year they only received 2,023 qualified applicants as of Thursday, according to NJ.com.
The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 said there were "recruitment and retention issues," which prompted the "topic of closing police district(s)."
"Our Patrol numbers are now below 700 officers which is about 300-400 below what is needed," the Baltimore FOP said, according to WBFF-TV. "This creates huge safety issues for our officers and for the citizens of Baltimore."
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This is what the Alinsky left wants. They will federalize urban police forces across the country, Then we will have a leftist Gestapo.
The Obama effect.
Don’t worry. Social workers will solve all the problems.
The new cops will def be woke snowflakes. Tattoos, green, blue and orange hair, facial and body piercings will be accepted.
They found some people to get rid of all the homeless miscreants and subhumans outside the venue before their ego stroking virtue signalling self flagellating pompous and useless event lauding how much they care about fairness and equity in the rotten country of America who made them wealthy for faking other people on film.
Whew, they disgust me with their arrogance.
The "woke" police won't last very long, that's for sure. They'll get shot by the Burn Loot Murder crowd faster 'n snot running down your nose on a cold winter day here in the midwest.
Somebody, please pass the popcorn, this is going to get good. It is going to be a riot, figuratively and actually.
Let them burn. As you sow, so shall you reap. Time to reap the whirlwind.
Huhhhh? Go figure!
I know if I was a cop and was retirement eligible, I get out of there. Can always get a part time job if you need a little extra cash for the month.
We'll have a totally venal, para-military force ..... what could go wrong?
“Who in their right mind would want to be a Baltimore city police officer?”
Somalis
Ex Ton-Ton Macute
Hezbollah
Black Panthers
New Symbionese Liberation
Quds Force
All willing to serve and protect
;>)
That’s quite a line-up!
You just know that that’s a Fantasy League line up for many on the left....
The problem is the media won't call out these liars and continue to promote and spread misinformation:
All calls to police should be re-routed to the local BLM office or the local college sociology department.
Why you should be careful what you wish for - as these so-called “oscar winners” calling for de-policing live behind security walls with armed guard-gated entrances.
Your new local police:
Col. Patrick Callahan, the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said the state's largest police agency received a "historically low" number of applications this year. In some years, the New Jersey State Police would usually receive between 15,000 to 20,000 applications – this year they only received 2,023 qualified applicants as of Thursday, according to NJ.com.
Is 15,000 to 20,000 applications different from 2,023 qualified applicants?
Col. Patrick Callahan, the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said the state's largest police agency received a "historically low" number of applications this year. In some years, the New Jersey State Police would usually receive between 15,000 to 20,000 applications – this year they only received 2,023 qualified applicants as of Thursday, according to NJ.com.
Is 15,000 to 20,000 applications different from 2,023 qualified applicants?
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