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10,000 active police were asked in a poll last week about their profession. 80% said they were not happy with current events aimed at reducing police forces. Also said they would not recommend being a police officer to anyone. Thousands of eligible police are retirering. They felt that their cities were not behind them and would not stand up for them.
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+1, use to carry sporadically but now don’t leave the house without protection. Also weapon in car...
John in SC“Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.†(Luke 22:36)
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Looks like the morale problem among LEOs predates 2020. This is last summer. People doing their job like this clearly have attitude/morale problems, and thank goodness for cell phone videos and cool-headed civilians on the site to keep things from spinning out of control.
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And remember Jared Lakey?
Some justice for his family, one year later.
If morale is low because of a perceived lack of community support, it may be because the community is preoccupied with a backlog of figuring out the good cops from the bad. LEOs themselves could help speed that process instead of hiding behind the blue wall. The sooner the bad ones are out of law enforcement, the better for everyone.Last edited by togor; 07-03-2020, 09:27.Comment
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Because you hate the police, you try to find bad examples of them. How about these stats for exchange, A little old, but gives an idea.....,
Click here for up dated figures in the right side https://nleomf.org/facts-figures/dea...s-and-injuries
YEAR DEATHS* ASSAULTS** ASSAULTS WITH INJURIES**
2009 140 57,268 14,948
2010 171 56,491 14,744
2011 185 55,631 14,798
2012 142 53,867 14,678
2013 127 49,851 14,565
2014 152 49,725 13,824
2015 162 51,548 14,453
2016 174 58,627 16,677
2017 171 61,995 17,902
2018 158 N/A*** N/A***
Average Per Year 158 49,500 13,659Last edited by rayg; 07-03-2020, 12:09.Comment
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I knew you would do that, claim I hate the police because I challenge them to take on the job of cleaning up their own house. You agree with me that the bad cops need to go. Well then, who better to cull them than the people who see them on the job every day?
The people with the "COPS ARE THERE TO SMASH" mindset are the ones who really have it in for the police, because that attitude won't hold up for the long haul.
Implicitly you are excusing cops for going fricking ballistic on the population because it is a dangerous job. That's what your posting of those stats says. That makes you part of the problem.Comment
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No but you do seem to have a problem with cops..you seem always bring up of bad things associated with cops. It would make a person to wonder, that maybe you had some negative contacts with the police! As it is my experience that people that really hate the cops usually have had some...
Be sure to read the figures on the right of those numbers for more updated stats
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You and I agree that the fraction of bad cops is small. Therefore, small job to get them out of uniform, right? What's the holdup?
You talk a good game but when push comes to shove you're behind the blue wall as much as the most die hard union president.
This thread starts with uniformed morale being low. Well those stories I linked exist whether I post them or not, and I argue that incidents like that are a huge factor in that low morale. Cops need to change. Ubiquitous cell phones mean the old practice if making problems disappear via the police report doesn't work anymore.
Again, in my career, you're getting better, or worse. Up to you. Same for the cops. So spare me the sob stories about how no one likes them.Comment
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Mean while, cops are retiring by the hundreds! And, no one to replace them! It is happening in my small town right now. We lost two 'good' cops because they were fed up with the lack of leadership support. They had been reduced to basically 'walk the beat' cops. One was a K-9 handler.Comment
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