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Cities are losing police chiefs and struggling to hire new ones
Fox Business ^ | October 08 2020 | The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 10/08/2020 12:12:38 PM PDT by knighthawk

This summer, a headhunter called Lashinda Stair, second-in-command at the Detroit Police Department, and asked if she was interested in potentially becoming the chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department. Her answer: “Absolutely not.”

In a year that has seen protests in the street, defiant unions, and mayors who are quick to push out police chiefs, the job of running a police department has become less coveted among many law-enforcement leaders. They say what used to be the pinnacle of achievement in their profession is now a job in which it is difficult to implement changes and easy to get blamed when things go wrong.

“There’s a lot of folks that are hesitant when they see chiefs are getting beat up and getting thrown under the bus by their bosses,” said Art Acevedo, Houston’s police chief and president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, which represents chiefs from 69 of the country’s largest cities.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; cities; police; policechiefs
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1 posted on 10/08/2020 12:12:38 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

You mean they can’t find black lesbians to fill the role?


2 posted on 10/08/2020 12:14:25 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: knighthawk

Should this be a surprise to anyone! The people in the cities can thank their politicians since they want to DEFUND THEIR POLICE!


3 posted on 10/08/2020 12:14:34 PM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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To: knighthawk

I can’t imagine how demonizing that profession for years and years would cause that problem. /s


4 posted on 10/08/2020 12:22:40 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: knighthawk

“Yes I want to be police chief in an era of declining funding, increasingly absurd restrictions on policing, and DAs letting perps go faster than the officers can fill out the paperwork.”
Said no police chief candidate, EVER.


5 posted on 10/08/2020 12:27:51 PM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security! (Ironic, huh?))
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To: knighthawk

It’s a great gig for corrupt political police chiefs who want to live like a chicago alderman and don’t care about the lives or careers of officers on the street.


6 posted on 10/08/2020 12:36:17 PM PDT by lurk
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To: knighthawk
the reason these RATS want to defund law enforcement is because they intend to replace them... let that sink in
7 posted on 10/08/2020 12:36:27 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: knighthawk

Can’t they get a Social Worker of a Professor maybe??


8 posted on 10/08/2020 12:39:17 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: knighthawk
Cities are losing police chiefs and struggling to hire new ones

Police Brass and Police Unions finally figuring out they backed the wrong side, trying to cash out in time.

9 posted on 10/08/2020 1:05:34 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Chode

You be right, again, Chode.


10 posted on 10/08/2020 1:06:44 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: knighthawk
The same person who has installed DAs in riot-torn cities that don't prosecute will install police chiefs who won't arrest. The police departments will be desperate at that point and will likely take them.

I weep for what is happening to this country.

11 posted on 10/08/2020 1:20:05 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Little Ray
“Yes I want to be police chief in an era of declining funding, increasingly absurd restrictions on policing, and DAs letting perps go faster than the officers can fill out the paperwork while throwing cops who defend themselves against violence straight into jail.”

Well said, but had to add that.

12 posted on 10/08/2020 1:23:35 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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13 posted on 10/08/2020 1:33:23 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: knighthawk

Cut the police, don’t report on crime, problem vanishes.
Except for the victims, which we know don’t register on the democrat radar.


14 posted on 10/08/2020 1:57:37 PM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: knighthawk

The dem mayors will just hire unqualified members of certified minority groups, especially individuals who are in 2 or more groups. Salary proportionate to the number of victimhood claims.

This will lead to the good cops going to work in small Republican towns, where they won’t be spat upon and shot. The cities will go deeper into perdition.


15 posted on 10/08/2020 3:05:14 PM PDT by I want the USA back (4 More years! DJT!)
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To: Chode

the reason these RATS want to defund law enforcement is because they intend to replace them... let that sink in

Replace them with what exactly? That's the $64,000 question.

16 posted on 10/08/2020 3:24:01 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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To: FormerFRLurker

antifa


17 posted on 10/08/2020 3:35:33 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: knighthawk

Hire social workers isnt that what you said


18 posted on 10/08/2020 3:37:24 PM PDT by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: ronnie raygun

There is a limited number of black female candidates.
The Okhrana was replaced by the Cheka.


19 posted on 10/08/2020 3:57:30 PM PDT by Vehmgericht (12)
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To: dfwgator

Thanks for the translation:

You mean they can’t find black lesbians to fill the role?


20 posted on 10/08/2020 4:03:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separated Satire, Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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