Posted on 05/22/2021 9:37:37 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
A police officer in Aurora, Colorado, issued a department-wide email recently announcing his retirement and offering his assessment of the climate surrounding law enforcement.
“I am leaving Colorado for palm trees and less communism,” wrote Daniel Bertelson, a 16-year veteran of the Aurora Police Department .
“Try to ignore the politicians and media,” he urged his colleagues. “They know nothing of this profession or honor; they’re self-serving con artists, well-dressed pimps and prostitutes at best.”
President Biden recently blamed law enforcement officers for fueling “distrust” among minority communities in a proclamation declaring Peace Officers Memorial Day .
“Biden’s statement shows how committed his administration is in raising the cause of the Black Lives Matter movement in every aspect of government, even while honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty,” he said.
According to CBS Denver, the number of police officers leaving APD has risen in recent years, growing to over 60 percent from 2019 to 2020.
“That comes as the city is also seeing rising crime rates, a trend seen in other Colorado cities and across the country,” the report stated.
In March, Aurora overtook Colorado Springs as the second most violent city in the state.
Pueblo is still the state’s most violent city per capita, but Denver and Aurora produce the lion’s share of violent crime in Colorado .
Bertelson added he was honored to have served as an APD officer and thanked those with the department for their advice, kind words, and friendship.
“As the war against police rages on in an environment where you can literally do no right, I pray for the safety, success and happiness of each of you,” he noted.
Bertelson is assigned to the investigative support section and will officially exit the department on June 1 .
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stay and fight, or bravely run away?
I think it’s sad that we are losing cops. But, this guy is but one in a million cops. If he doesn’t want to do it any more, that’s fine.
I don’t care. The people in Aurora will decide what kind of police force they want. My guess is it will be an issue in their next election.
The Constitution enforces “every State in this Union a Republican form of Government.”
The Supreme Court needs to rule that states cannot fall to Communism.
Smartly move away from the upcoming shit storm is more like it.
Venezuela?
“In March, Aurora overtook Colorado Springs as the second most violent city in the state.”
And Aurora and Colorado Springs happen to be the most liberal cities in the state.
All cops that quit should take their nest eggs to the underdeveloped side of the big island(HI). Plenty of open lots but a big homeless issue in Hilo last time I visited.
DemocRATS including communists, socialists
DiCS
Print that on your banner!!
Aaa, hello what. Denver and Boulder are the most liberal cities in Co. Colorado Springs is one of the most conservative cities in Colorado.
Liberals stay embedded in all major institutions, even if it’s a little hard. If he wants to leave that’s his prerogative, it’s just odd when people make a big virtue signal out of it.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Stay away, especially the Puna district.
We have too many union Democrats as it is.
Go to Honolulu, Oahu, Union cops will fit in better there.
Thanks!....I think so too
America’s on its way, bit-by-bit. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I am sad to say, I have to agree with you
More than Denver and Boulder?
I was in Aurora late last year for work. Over the three weeks I was there, I saw a huge population of Hispanics who hid thousands of illegals in their midst and refused to assimilate, i.e. it was little Mexico in places.
Just a word of advice to officer Daniel Bertelson, do not come to Arizona. We are fast becoming Californicated. A few more years and we will be just like Colorado, who was Californicated back in th 1990s and not recovered.
Florida looks like the best bet to still live in America.
Retired police families make great neighbors.
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