“The relaxation of standards for new recruits due to the push for more diversity will lead to even bigger problems. “
guaranteed to produce a death spiral in police departments, as lowered standards result in increased number of mal-policing incidentsfrom marginal (or worse) police, resulting in greater numbers of professionals leaving the profession, resulting even poorer candiates, and so forth ...
My son graduates the police academy in three weeks to an uncertain career. I have always taught him about the Bill of Rights and respecting them, encouraged him that if he wants this career to be Andy, not Barney and he’s always had instincts even as a kid of protecting those who couldn’t protect themselves.
He entered this profession knowing the left hated his guts and now sadly many so-called conservatives hate him simply for wearing the uniform and for the actions of a few officers. I’ve heard FR’s who sound like BLM/Marxist thugs raging with their hate of cops on here, it’s sickening the abuse heaped on these officers if just one screws up.
Yesterday a new class entered the academy and he as a squad leader in his class was tasked to show them around the campus and give them a day to day routine rundown. He said one candidate didn’t unpack his car and got in and left upon being dismissed. What’s interesting is this guy was from my sons own department. He made the statement last weekend that upon meeting the recruits going to the academy he didn’t think any would cut it. So far he is one for three and one week in with this class on his prediction.
Why would anyone want to sign up for the sh*t storm that comes their way from the left and right? The result will be a dumbing down of the standards as you state and even worse officers and behavior and their eventual absorption into a federal police force and the left and some on the right have only themselves to blame.