I would love to hire more cops but not until they revamp the entire pension system to make it more in line with normal private industry...
as it is, the cops and firemen can retire quite early with fat pensions and excellent health care..
they need to go strictly to 401ks and have cops fully engaged in their retirements...
same with all federal/state/county employees and military....
I can see the need for earllier retirement for police and fire personnel compared to a office worker as their jobs require much more physicial stamina, however that fact needs to be accounted for in the way retirement is handled. I.e. Controbutions comparable to private sector, adjusted for the number of years they will serve.
“...as it is, the cops and firemen can retire quite early with fat pensions and excellent health care..”
I knew a fellow here in NorCal who retired out of the NYPD with a good pension, moved out here, took another “government service” job with the USPS, and managed to “retire” from there as well.