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Liberal Communities Need Cops
New York Times ^ | December 28, 2005 | TIMOTHY EGAN

Posted on 12/28/2005 4:15:26 AM PST by armymarinedad

SEATTLE, Dec. 26 - Among the depleted ranks of police departments throughout the country, it has come to this: desperate want ads offering signing bonuses to new recruits, and cops paying other cops to find new cops.

It seems nobody wants to be a police officer anymore, officials say. As a result, departments are taking a page from recruiters in sports and the corporate world. Here in King County, the most populous in the Pacific Northwest, the Sheriff's Office is trying a kind of bounty hunting: any deputy who can bring in someone who eventually becomes an officer will get a bonus of 40 hours of extra vacation time, worth up to $1,300.

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KEYWORDS: lawenforcement; police; policeforce
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To: armymarinedad
Too busy promoting gay rights and other such worthy issues to be bothered with public service in the true sense.
21 posted on 12/28/2005 5:06:06 AM PST by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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To: armymarinedad

Ya sure hit that nail on the head....


22 posted on 12/28/2005 5:10:03 AM PST by joesnuffy (A camel once bit our sister.. but we knew what to do.. we gathered rocks and squashed her!)
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To: thoughtomator

Why would anyone want to be a cop in a place run by a left-wing government, other than the opportunities for self-enrichment through corruption...................?

Are you talking about Janet Reno?


23 posted on 12/28/2005 5:13:35 AM PST by Grateful One
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To: armymarinedad

As long as they keep suing cops for doing their job, they will continue to have this problem.

Liberal cities are the worst because they are the first to throw the cops under the bus.


24 posted on 12/28/2005 5:15:41 AM PST by freedumb2003 (American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
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To: Non-Sequitur

I've not heard of any trouble in Nashville. This town is crawling with cops.


25 posted on 12/28/2005 5:52:11 AM PST by EricT. (Yackity schmackity blah blah blah)
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To: armymarinedad

Can anyone name an actual conservative big city? I do not know of any such entity.


26 posted on 12/28/2005 5:52:46 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: armymarinedad
Of course, there'd be no crime if the populous of these liberal (inner-city) communities weren't oppressed by the rest of us.

/sarcasm
27 posted on 12/28/2005 5:56:48 AM PST by Preachin' (Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
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