WHO in their right mind would even WANT to be a police officer these days?
The answer? Nobody!
“Police defunded: Major cities feeling the loss of police funding as murders, other crimes soar”
Here’s a look at how some of the cities have fared in terms of crime numbers from when the respective budget cuts took effect through the present day.
Minneapolis: Between Dec. 11, 2020, and March 28 of this year, murders in the city rose 46% – to 19 – compared to the 13 reported during the same time period last year, statistics show.
Portland: Police statistics from July 2020, when the city’s budget cuts were made, and this past February — the most recent data available — show homicides skyrocketed 270.6% compared to the same time last year.
New York City: The number of shootings rose 40.1% in 2021, with 220 reported as of March 21 compared to the 157 recorded shootings during the same time last year. Meanwhile, the number of shooting victims during that time period jumped 39%, from 177 in 2020 to 246 in 2021, police data shows.
Los Angeles: And for 2021, murders are up 28.3% as of March 13, with 77 killings reported this year to date compared to the 60 reported during the same time in 2020, statistics show. The number of shooting victims nearly doubled, from 157 reported through March 13, 2020, compared to this year’s 303.
Austin: As of February 2021, the most recently available data showed there were 11 murders year-to-date in Austin compared to the 10 reported during the same time last year, statistics show. Meanwhile, aggravated assault reports were up 26%, from 415 reported year-to-date in 2020 compared to the 524 so far this year.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-defunded-cities-murders-crime-budget
FWIW, that’s the whole point. To get rid of local, then state LE. To do that you drive out the well-trained, the experienced, the officers who honor the Constitution, who respect the rule of law.
You replace them with snowflakes and/or people willing to follow any orders for a paycheck and bennies. People you normally wouldn’t hire to be mall cops.
Then, when the inevitable happens, chaos results because the cops and the people they purport to serve regard each other as enemies, you say hey, this just ain’t working anymore and federalize the lot of them.
I’m certain that’s the endgame: the federalization of all LE.
No more local control.