Considering the war on cops for the last several years, I’m surprised anyone wants the jobs.
and also so many young ninnies running around ..
Can’t imagine why :)
Fireman, sanitation, bus driver, Parks..there are lots of city jobs you can get where you wont face 20 years in prison for defending yourself.
Hey NBC News - how was that bad rap propagated?
This is all by design. Arm yourselves, folks. It’s going to come down to them or you.
But two months ago it wasn’t a problem... (what changed?)
Thanks for the ‘news’ NBC!
Here are some solutions to the cop shortage.
1. Round up the illegal alien criminals and send them back to their own country for jailing.
2. Keep our convicted criminals in prison for their entire sentence since repeat offenders are so common.
Both of these solutions would reduce the number of bad people cops would encounter.
I remember when everyone wanted to be a cop. Now? Not so much. Cops have become targets. At this rate, they’ll need more cops to simply protect the existing cops.
Quit using cops to levy taxes you can’t pass at city hall. That will make the job more palatable.
I have two years to go, and then it’s somebody else’s turn at-bat.
It’s been a hoot, but it’s getting weirder every day. And to borrow a line from Det. Murtaugh, “I’m gettin’ too old for this sh*t!”
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Cops are only there to get shot at and prosecuted if they use self defense.
Many no longer are interested.
After 8 years of Obama doing everything he could to attack police (and the military) who would want to be a cop?
what's happening is perhaps needed police can't be hired because the legacy costs are astronomical....
So what's the problem?
Short police can get into smaller places.
Uniforms can be made more cheaply (not as much cloth).
It's easier for them to find things to hide behind (so no one knows they're there until TOO LATE -- Busted!)
If the crime rate goes down, they'll be ready to meet it eye to eye.
Officer involved shootings-- people always say, "why didn't they shoot them in the legs?" Think about it.
The short of the long of it: It's the civil right thing to do.
According to the numbers, the main duties of an American police officer in 2017 are, in order:
1) revenue collection
2) risking their lives in order to enforce lifestyle crimes of dubious constitutionality
3) paperwork
... and somewhere way way down the list might be “protecting the public”, but that depends on the agency.
“I won’t work for the left wing mayor son of a bitch...... f ‘em” said the resigning cop