LAPD among law enforcement agencies nationwide facing a 'historic crisis' in police staffing

[@franku5099]

Why would anyone want to be a cop when the good cops get reprimanded for exposing the bad apples?

[@BlazeEst]

as long as good people exist the forces of evil will always be playing a catch up game because good people will replace good people without a second thought

[@AlfieArmani]

​@Matthew-is1ih maybe yall needa stop shooting innocent people or invading their homes without a warrant just because you dont like their tone.👍

[@nazarethbarber5567]

​@Matthew-is1ih wow so just knowing the constitution make you a lawyer 🙄

[@jinxterpinxter]

That’s the point. Criminals hate accountability. Why would they want to be cops if they know they will be held accountable for their bad behavior?

[@nazarethbarber5567]

@Matthew-is1ih As if Google is a thing. Even if I didn't know the constitution my point still stands

[@andrewfunston8271]

I am currently in LE, and one thing I do not understand is if a lie detector test is inadmissible in court, how can it be used as an employment tool?

[@shaft5]

What is LE?

[@gpd4705]

@@shaft5law enforcement

[@residentevilfreakk55]

@@shaft5law enforcement

[@0IIIIII]

@@shaft5an acronym for “law enforcement”. Sometimes also “LEO”, or “law enforcement officer”.

[@shaft5]

@@0IIIIII Thank you I thought LE was a city or region in the same way as IE is Inland Empire

[@UltraWideGigachad]

THEIR. OWN. FAULT. Had a few very qualified buddies of mine apply. They had college degrees, no criminal history. One was denied for "being deceptive" on the polygraph test. I've known this guy for 10 years, Ive never experienced dishonesty with him. The second was denied for a single car payment missed 2 plus years ago.

[@Alfredo12O44]

That's the problem with the polygraph, it's a flawed system that could easily give false positives or could be cheated easily. They're not admissible in court. My department went away with it a while ago because they realized the flaws that came with it, I don't understand why departments still use it

[@ghosts-dx6nw]

@@Alfredo12O44Which department?

[@Alfredo12O44]

@@ghosts-dx6nw I'd rather not disclose, but it's a much smaller department. We have our own staffing issues because people mostly leave to bigger departments, and I can't really blame them knowing how little my department pays compared to the bigger ones

[@OldGrimbeard]

This needs AS MANY likes as possible. This is all too true unfortunately, I too have friends or known of individuals who applied and were denied for the weirdest of reasons, like OP these guys are as good as they come. Then we hear on the news that corrupt individuals who are actual gang members work within the LAPD and LASD. Can you guess the problem?

[@Ajaws]

Polygraphs are pseudoscience, I wish my dept would get rid of it

[@SummerlinRealtor]

I worked for the LAPD in the 90’s. We had about 6,500 officers back then and yet the public was told 9,000. The problem about staffing that was not brought up in this video is this: first off, bring a police officer in LA has become political. You bow down to a weak command staff that only cares about stats and data. Then you have a DA that will turn felonies into misdemeanors. Let’s talk staffing now: we used to loose around 100-150 officers a month and we would replace maybe half of those numbers. Factor in firings, suspensions, injured on the job/ medical issues, retirements and people quitting. Hiring 100 new officers you would need at least 3,000 to 4,000 people if not more. Some people fail the written, the oral, the medical, the psych, background check and then you have to pass the 7 month police academy. Staffing LAPD has always been a problem. It’s worse now because the police are their own worst enemies, they no longer value community based policing and they hire morons now. You also have a society that does not want to serve its community. I can go on but that’s my two cents!

[@normp3273]

Well reasoned, very logical and pragmatic analysis based on experience as it pertains to staffing. I work around a lot of 20-somethings. In my conversations with them the feedback I get is working as a policeman or firefighter is no longer viewed as an honorable profession. There is a social divide here. Members of the family have had negative interactions with police when they were young and that resentment carried into their adult lives. Most of them want to be professional video game streamers or social media influencers. Who can blame them? There's a lot of money to be made in that field if you can catch on. I fear police departments will lower their hiring standards and we will really have a front row seat at the circus.

[@Falcon2609]

​@@normp3273Facts

[@APackOfHungryGhosts]

@@normp3273 How much lower can the standards be lowered? Most departments don't even have a physical fitness requirement and it takes more schooling to become a hairdresser than a police officer. The standards are higher to be a security guard than a cop, and they do the same job, often unarmed, for a third the pay rate.

[@kommisar.]

@@APackOfHungryGhosts From what I have gathered with departments like the LAPD, these recruitment problems are largely the result of a decades-long vicious cycle, where the local DA's and court systems do far too little to punish criminals, which in turn not only worsens crime, but lowers the morale of the cops. The great power of the police unions play a huge factor here, thus why all these cops are able to receive far too few consequences for either being bad at their jobs or poor or even criminal behavior. Now you have worse crime and worse police officers. The various communities notice this, and they now distrust the police and don't like them. The politicians notice this, so they jump on the bandwagon to pander to their voting base and vilify the police departments, but they also don't want the ire of the police unions, so they often they will try to play both sides of the field. All this in turn makes fewer people want to be police officers and the good cops have less desire to keep working in the department. So now you have a giant mess of more crime and negative public attitudes towards the police, which in turn results in cops quitting and fewer recruits. To combat this, the police department has to lower its standards, which then results in worse police, which results in even more negative public attitudes towards the police. This is something LA has been fostering for decades now, which got really bad in the 90's with the Rodney King and following riots, and they haven't done anything to fix it since, all because the politicians there don't want to enact sensible laws regarding crime and keep the union's power in check.

[@benitosalazar3749]

Back in the 80s and 90s LAPD was the agency every other department looked to as an example. You guys took care of business back then. Today, not so much and clearly for many of those reasons you stated. The good news is that there are still many fine agencies that have not been undermined by weak leadership and failed Democrat ideas/policies. There are still cities that expect cops to put bad guys in jail. They are all too happy to hire some of the experienced laterals fleeing LA.

[@COSMICOPS]

Like 20 guys working together can cripple the city like bane did gotham lol

[@Axvinz]

Just imagine how all the gangs in LA feel seeing this

[@ananousous]

​@@Axvinz The LA cop gangs?

[@ChristopherDwiggins]

Seriously, everything's crippled atm.

[@shaft5]

So the city that cannot protect its own citizens from criminals is also the same city that condemns people for protecting themselves with their 2nd Amendment Rights? #Trump2024 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@shaft5]

@@ananousous LA Cop Gangs are a thing. I used to think that was a joke or an urban legend, but even they have acknowledged that.

[@Evil_pinata]

Don’t forget the stupid “lie detector” test is still in place. My brother was at peak physical performance and had a degree in criminology, was excluded because he didn’t pass the test even though he wasn’t lying. This is on the city.

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

You are very likely misinformed. There are almost no false positives, and anything that pops in the process of testing is requestioned, during g the test. Your brother is lying to you.

[@r.i.p.kobeandnipsey8647]

Facts! My father failed the polygraph twice and he told me that he was telling the truth! Something is very fishy 😂

[@coz6908]

They didn't want him because he was honest.

[@jamesshepherd8565]

@@Evil_pinata this is a huge problem in police recruitment. Sooooo many good candidates are failed because some BS polygraph exam.

[@jeremi5834]

The polygraph is BS. They can’t use it in court so why do they use on potential cadets.

[@tacticalrusher-ym3wk]

All los angeles County residents arm yourself you are your first responder.

[@dannyn.3539]

Can’t, so many laws to keep us from owning a gun. Cant even find a gun store to buy one in this city.

[@darthmom1019]

In California, the criminals have more rights than decent citizens. If you try to defend yourself, you'll be arrested & punished for doing so.

[@tacticalrusher-ym3wk]

@dannyn.3539 there are plenty of gun stores tuners is one.. just Google it even if you got drive

[@tacticalrusher-ym3wk]

@@darthmom1019 rather tried by 12 than carried by six...

[@Luci-rv1hl]

@@tacticalrusher-ym3wka banger

[@joe13869]

I wanted to be LAPD. I applied and passed the written and physical tests. You guys denied me so I gave up and did other things.

[@Neverender3367]

I have respect for the majority of officers of the law in America however it was probably more of a compliment than anything as unfortunately you literally have to possess a lower IQ to be an officer of the law in this country. The only reasons for that are quite damming. You probably did too well and possibly dodged a bullet, literally. I hope your doing good now and one day I hope your doing so good you look back with gratitude for choosing another path.

[@neoxyte]

It's funny cause police departments are known to deny people who score too high on the written tests for being overqualified.

[@2011blueman]

Denied because you didn't pass the psychology test I'm betting.

[@donutz50]

Maybe background

[@rudy1684]

They only like criminals

[@Elkompamando]

Get rid of that stupid polygraph. It fails people who are honest and good people.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Pittsburgh PA Bureau of Police 🚔 went thru this recently. The selection process, training standards need revised, updated. Oral review boards 🗣 , unfair labor practices, improper hiring policy are all a part of it.

[@coz6908]

They don't want good, honest people.

[@JuanGarcia-ns4io]

Me 😢😂 They told me my breathing was manual and not natural!! Past all the steps!! Even my board interview, got a 1 year application suspension 😅

[@normp3273]

@@Elkompamando weird thing is polygraphs aren't even admissible in court but the police departments rely on them heavily for recruits

[@kaii2172]

I lived in LA for 30 years. $95K after Fed/State taxes is not enough to live comfortably there. EVERYTHING from housing, utilities, insurance, gas, food, etc is so ridiculously expensive in California. The state government has lost all control to tame living expenses

[@Samoanrightsusa]

Bro yes it is

[@JoeyHardy-mr7ez]

If you can't live off $95K after or before taxes, then you have a problem with how you spend.

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

​@@JoeyHardy-mr7ez not necessarily. My best friend was paying $7000 a month towards rent for a mid sized condo. California's cost of living is almost as much as island territories.

[@JoeyHardy-mr7ez]

How are 38M poor people paying rent? Something has to be less than that.

[@Reaper-cm4jr]

the 13.3% State Tax (Highest In The Nation By The Way) doesn't help either.

[@tokyochannel2020]

For decades the LAPD has been understaffed. 9000 officers for a population of about 4 million.

[@LosAngelesJedi]

4 million? Its more than double that and almost 10 million.

[@joao-joao]

For a population of 3 822 000 people, they probably should have around 23 000 sworn officers.

[@awdobsession717]

Plus another 4 million illegal aliens….

[@1976ondy]

Non can be fix until people stop making every problem political. WE are stuck on a weird momentum

[@PaulAllan-jm2xu]

He said 4 million 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The813874]

In my opinion, this new generation of criminals was given a free pass in 2020. Mob mentality made them feel like it was OK. And we haven't really seen many changes in behavior.

[@williamshaw5388]

It is ok, if people can’t feed themselves or get a decent job I’m fine with them stealing from corporations.

[@ihatesjws669]

​@williamshaw5388 and that's why they can't find jobs or feed themselves. 😅😂 it's a circular system. You take from the job creators they create less jobs and more people are broke.

[@Theanonymousbystander]

​@@williamshaw5388 how about struggling small buisnesses?

[@Jameskelvin89]

They were given a free pass with the internet a about 20 years ago.

[@nodata4662]

@@ihatesjws669 They are creating jobs in China and Mexico where they can pay pennies. There is no "circular" system. The corporations are literally extracting all the wealth leaving some people no choice but to be criminals. You're absolutely just talking out of your turd bazooka as if there aren't answers already established by decades of study.

[@SACIII123]

I would have loved to see Mayor Bass and DA Gascon sit in on this. Their policies have led to this sad state of affairs.

[@Ctasker5]

Honestly, this started way before both of them. But they’re certainly not making it better

[@dpitt258]

Everyone hates Gascon but I’ll give Bass a pass. She’s at least raised police pay.

[@kommisar.]

@@dpitt258 And still defends criminals.

[@Blue2crows]

Who would want that thankless job in those armpit cities?

[@Makeusqueak]

Exactly.

[@awdobsession717]

Democrats ruined it

[@LadieKadie]

armpits? Those cities are the buttholes of America.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

Not very smart people, that’s who.

[@705michaelwilliams]

⁠@@awdobsession717so because people no longer want to he police, in a place filled with police gangs and corruption, that’s the democrats fault? Have you looked at Florida lately? Your masters have you exactly where they want you; so engrossed in their beliefs that you would blame everything on the opposition. I bet you blame democrats when you get a flat tire too, huh? This isn’t even a political post and you’ve made it political. Congrats, you’re brainwashed.

[@cutwir3317]

As someone who’s lived in Chicago it’s amazing how this skips over the real problems by blaming the community and not corrupt mayors and politicians that should be helping enforce better laws.

[@0IIIIII]

Which instances of corruption do you believe are to blame?

[@DONTHATETHEPLAYA321]

No they aren't i applied and got denied If they can turn people away then they aren't struggling

[@ezpe3865]

Why did you get denied?

[@0IIIIII]

Do you have a college degree, relevant work experience, good character (no unreasonable debts, drug use, criminal record, etc.)?

[@jondoe406]

You might not have been racist enough to get the job

[@DONTHATETHEPLAYA321]

Masters degree in Homeland Security No drug usage No crazy debt No felonies Went through background Did 2 interviews Got denied Was told to reapply in 1 year

[@0IIIIII]

@@DONTHATETHEPLAYA321 any misdemeanors? That might be it.

[@jaredmotopnw]

With the average price of $1M for a home in LA? $100k for that job, after CA taxes, is peanuts.

[@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170]

100k isn't peanuts and plenty houses under $1m, but not like ppl become cops for the money

[@kevo8498]

@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170 Yes they do. The want to" help people" concept was gone years ago. Sit on with them sometime and listen to them concentrate on who got the overtime lol.

[@PhatAssObese]

now imagine how the real working class in LA feel, getting paid scraps for their hard work

[@oLYRICSo]

LAPD cops make over 200k when overtime and incentives come into play

[@latymz]

Too many lenient judges, corrupt police, and open borders. It’s a hot mess. Soft sentencing KEEPS these creeps on the streets.

[@simba6483]

Well said

[@The_Quaalude]

Good

[@nerdgenius915]

I agree with everything except open borders, as most crimes committed on American soil are perpetrated by American citizens.

[@xktwnxl4zlx213]

Yeah, under the Biden's America, it will continue...

[@0IIIIII]

@@simba6483do you have proof judges in LA are lenient, the cops are corrupt, or that the borders are open/causing problems?

[@Makeusqueak]

Is it any surprise? It seems to be a difficult, dangerous, depressing and thankless job. Officers are dealing with the dredges of societ.

[@randyross5630]

No, Officers Terrorize People who would of otherwise been Cops... Cops are Corrupt and Mentally Ill! Standing Up to Police Crimality is Real Policing!

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

I figured it was because people were finally getting fed up with corruption.

[@rogueamerican20]

Wrong. The officers are the dredges of society.

[@jj-wp6wc]

​@@rogueamerican20I know many officers who are good men and women who truly care about people.

[@rogueamerican20]

@@jj-wp6wc no you dont

[@StirFryChicken]

Defund the police they said. Good, now face the accountability!

[@higgs923]

No one, especially Los Angeles, has defunded the police.

[@eksbocks9438]

More like the housing market defunding everyone.

[@rooster1012]

Well you have the MAGA crowd calling for defunding the police now so not sure what LA is to do.

[@Reaper-cm4jr]

@@higgs923 After Democrats figured out what a Dumpster Fire that was.

[@mikenarayan5622]

Plus criminals go free.

[@odeeful]

I’m surprised they didn’t say it’s the sheriffs gangs the crisis

[@Mr1stcat]

B I N G O

[@madbug1965]

It is all about pay. All the cities and counties are competing for police officers. The highest pay and benefits wins.

[@TexasRain104]

As a 4th generation cop, this country (and specifically the communities of this country) can take that job and put it where the sun doesn’t shine. “Thank you for your service” doesn’t put food on the table for my family or keep the lights on. The communities made their bed with the assistance from Congress, time to sleep in it… I even was pre approved for a PhD program. I took my abilities and decided to find a better paying job with better benefits in the private sector.

[@RangerHouston]

Same thing I did. It’s also nice not having to deal with inter-department politics and all that drama.

[@9770G]

What do u do now and what state do u live in?

[@CRMcGee2]

Clean your barrels of bad apples, and you could afford to hire more and better train police officers. The city of Los Angeles has seen significant legal settlements related to law enforcement behavior. For instance, it paid $300,000 in a lawsuit against a local journalist and a technology watchdog group. In another case, the city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to a group of police officers over a secret traffic ticket quota system, bringing the total amount spent on payouts and legal fees from these cases to over $10 million. Furthermore, the county Board of Supervisors approved nearly $50 million in settlements due to allegations of misconduct or excessive force by sheriff’s deputies. It’s important to remember that these settlements are funded by taxpayer money.

[@yeah_right88]

100% this!

[@ihatesjws669]

​@@yeah_right88👈 found the problem. 😅😂 liberal mentality is the number 1 reason all this is happening.

[@santanagamingcinema]

This right here

[@mrcpaddler]

Police departments need to hire better people. A retired captain relayed that 75 percent of applicants get rejected because they can't pass basic proficiency testing; and the ones who make it to the second round of applicant review - half of them can't pass the psych screening.

[@LostChildOfTime]

Quality officers should also be a thing. I'm sure over the past 10 years, media coverage of poor quality cops hurt the reputation of being a police officer. A lot of those bad cops just wind up getting hired in other areas. It just looks like these departments will hire anyone.

[@ihatesjws669]

They can't hire just anyone, otherwise this news segment wouldn't even exist since they wouldn't be short if they hire anyone. 😂😅

[@kommisar.]

They have lowered the standards because they are struggling with recruitment and they want to have their police represent their city's demographics.

[@thetrapboy]

Lets not pretend like the LAPD doesnt have a gang problem. Theyre notorious for it at this point. Clean up your departments.

[@Elfdwarf19]

You took the words out my mind

[@SpultterFly]

What you get when demonize and defund the police. No one wants to do the job when the PR is so bad

[@crinklecut3790]

True but they did some of that to themselves by not holding bad officers accountable.

[@JoeyHardy-mr7ez]

I don't side with police, but I side with the truth. If they would keep people in jail longer polices jobs would not be so hard. They have to deal with second time offenders and on top of that new ones. The same people doing the crimes over and over.

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Exactly

[@awdobsession717]

Second time? 😂 try 6th and 7th time just like NYC. Criminal Justice reform is a failed ideology.

[@awdobsession717]

Criminal Justice Reform is a failed ideology

[@awdobsession717]

Failed ideology. Crime is out of control now

[@Stang35rr]

You can thank the legislators who authored Prop 47 for that.

[@malachibenyisrael4621]

The Democrat leadership are suppose to address this.

[@Blue2crows]

That is laughable

[@awdobsession717]

“Supposed to” but turn a blind eye and allow it

[@williamshaw5388]

Like the Republicans are any better.

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

By making crime legal

[@mypugisajedi9577]

@@williamshaw5388Republicans solution is to “bring back”(as if it isn’t going on already) slavery via huge increases in funding to for-profit prisons where inmates work for 14 cents an hour and have to use said money to pay for their own tampons😂 while producing goods for corporations outsourcing their labor costs btw No yeah so much better😑 Maybe soon they’ll admit the civil war was about slavery too(doubt it though as all of their self-identities can be traced to a 5 year period😂how sad)

[@united14news]

Where is the money ?

[@mr.iforgot3062]

I was LAPD for 13 years. Then got hired closer to my home. I enjoyed my time with the LAPD.

[@policeofficer908]

I would not work for an agency where there is not systemic support for the profession of policing that requires a lawful and just professional police officer. You could have the best chief but if the DA, city/government, and the citizens don't support the job you are doing then the officer is bound to fail in almost all aspects of police work.

[@kabuto310]

There was a time I wanted to be an officer, but at some point I began to see how much it really takes to become one. Then I began to see how thankless the job is now. Who wants a job where almost everywhere you go, you are seen more as an enemy than a protector. For our current officers, I see how hard they work, and even then the city and most people just don't have their back. It has become a depressing profession.

[@ThatGuy182545]

So it turns out that filling your organization with pieces of garbage and then protecting said pieces of garbage at the expense of your public appearance and good will has consequences. Who knew?

[@eksbocks9438]

High rent costs, Traffic, Crime Waves, and an Unfriendly Work environment among colleagues. It's just not feasible. Even if somebody wanted to work there.

[@The_MR-t4d]

🎯

[@jacawandaniel194]

STOP LOOKING FOR PERFECT PEOPLE THEN YOU WILL BE STAFFED. PERFECT PEOPLE CANNOT POLICE A NON PERFECT SOCIETY.

[@jfrog1979]

THANK YOU!!!👏👏👏these departments are still tryna act like they’ve got 300 applicants vying for 3 positions🙄👍

[@AllFlashNoDash]

I applied many many years ago and passed everything. Then I got disqualified for receiving a speeding ticket for going 7 miles over the speed limit. I have no criminal record and other things that would make me a risk at policing. But, that's how they did it back then.

[@r.i.p.kobeandnipsey8647]

@@AllFlashNoDashfoolishness smh lol

[@giuseppenasca2091]

"You don't hire an angel to catch a devil"

[@kommisar.]

They've seriously lowered the standards over the years, so that's not the issue.

[@tofromks]

Does LAPD still require white male applicants to score higher on the applicant testing than females or applicants of color? Their Affirmative Action quota used to be one of the toughest on white males in the country. Maybe they could hire more people if white candidates felt welcomed to apply instead of going to other agencies.

[@r.i.p.kobeandnipsey8647]

Y’all are by far the most numerous officers! Then it would probably be Hispanic, then Black, then Asian, you must not be from LA, White people are the minority in LA but you guys still seem to have a lot of numbers in LAPD 😂

[@charlesshelton7989]

Thanks for saying the quiet part out loud

[@tylerpretorius1339]

Whitey playing victim. 🙄

[@ananousous]

Professional victim

[@Impoxdragon]

​@r.i.p.kobeandnipsey8647 It's 49% Hispanic then 31% White lol

[@XpapricaX]

Yet they dont hire people. Straight cap

[@terencebrumfield4267]

I wonder why

[@jimdoe3288]

This reporter plays the dumb one well

[@isaacvarela667]

Maybe they should focus on doing their actual jobs instead of creating gangs.

[@PurhellGel]

Drop the college requirement, just let people learn at the academy for a year or so paid.

[@CarlosGalindo-kg6bh]

College isn’t a requirement

[@PurhellGel]

@@CarlosGalindo-kg6bh It is where I live.

[@ChrisLessard-q4r]

Even if they are fully staffed they’re not allowed to do their jobs anymore, so why does it matter that they’re understaffed

[@josephgriffin2388]

There should be a statewide law enforcement draft for police. If San Francisco is over staffed, then officers get drafted to serve in L.A. That's one way of handling it.

[@Thomas23-tu8gj]

Ain't gonna happen. Get back to reality.

[@XtotheK]

That is a pretty bizarre proposal for a number of reasons, but I'll start by saying that I'm not sure if there's a police department in the ENTIRE WORLD these days that's overstaffed, let alone in the state of California.

[@icu8128]

Crime is not down Crime is simply not being reported.

[@mia1shooter]

they just realized that there are gangs within the lapd, the entire department should be charged with RICO, those cops are terrorist

[@spencercamp4558]

You are delusional

[@bryanjohnson8162]

Does anybody think it has to do with the fact that social media is making awareness of the fact that our cops have too much power and not enough training and almost makes you look more like a bad guy and no one wants to do it.....

[@jasonspencer5267]

Who would have thought that defunding the police would lead to more crime. Weird huh?

[@LeafEater607]

LA needs a Superhero

[@Squeeky-Da-Don]

somebody call Newsom lol

[@The_MR-t4d]

You mean: JESUS CHRIST

[@benknowbi3380]

Yeah it's almost like the democrats idea of defunding the police nationwide was a bad idea. 🤔

[@KB-kp2oz]

Not a single police department has ever been defunded. Sheep

[@briank.3539]

Yes, it was the call for defunding. Having the politicians take the side of defund, then continue to call for it, even if did not happen, is further demoralizing. A person can only take so much derision, before it erodes the sense of professionalism, duty and pride in one’s job.

[@KB-kp2oz]

@@briank.3539 What are you even talking about? You're so weak that simply something being brought up demoralizes you? Even if it didn't happen? You're weak and projecting your own personal weakness

[@dawnoceanside7300]

​@@briank.3539nope, take away police departments responsibility's for behavioral health and drug addicts, and the insane. THANKS TO SAINT RONNIE RAYGUN!!! 🤭

[@Jay-is2jy]

Weird how the only ones ACTUALLY trying to defund law enforcement are repubelicons

[@MarioDeleon-v9m]

We need ROBOCOP😮

[@OneX-cg1qq]

The remedy to policing in America is to have every citizen do the job for 6 months or have every citizen do 600 hrs of ride alongs so everyone understands how tough the job is!!!!!!

[@billb3374]

It's no tougher than lots of other jobs. The biggest difference is the people doing those other jobs don't cry about it like the blue babies.

[@THEBONESBRIGADE]

What is happening is what my brother experienced. He became a cop and then found out how corrupt the system and the other officers around him were and it did not align with his morals and values, so he quit to go into a profession that is not saturated with what he called "Bullies with mental issues."

[@ihatesjws669]

Found the liberal

[@THEBONESBRIGADE]

@@ihatesjws669 how so please explain.

[@ihatesjws669]

@@THEBONESBRIGADE how did you vote? In local and national elections.

[@THEBONESBRIGADE]

@@ihatesjws669 so you think that my brothers personal experience makes me a liberal. i don't live in America anymore because im rich bch i can afford not too. And you just assumed my political affiliation. See that's the problem with you kids now days. Your education goes as far as your shoe size. SO how am i a liberal again i want to hear your logic?

[@THEBONESBRIGADE]

@@ihatesjws669 so you think my brothers personal experience makes me a liberal. I dont live in America anymore because im rich and can afford not too. So how am i a liberal again please explain?

[@PoliticalSins]

In this world safety is a privilege not a right. Ignorance is a burden we carry willingly until the weight of its consequences becomes unbearable.🙃

[@laurencestephenson1093]

When yall called for defunding, did yall not think personnel numbers would be affected? You all got what you wanted.

[@ericsalmeron2193]

I bet you if they would eliminate marijuana use as a disqualification we would have more cops. Must be responsible of course with the use of the herb.

[@TheRealRickyVirgo]

Yea 7 agencies disqualified me ,3 because of the polygraph, 2 because I didn't apply to just their department and 1 I have no clue. I was in the Marines during my process. Got out Honorably and 1 department took me and I'm beyond grateful but like I said the whole process is not needed. Whether you have a degree or not, whether you have life experience or not, none of that will be choosing the right person. Poly needs to go for sure, and the process needs to change. Even if you hire the so called "right person" I've seen in the academy or after they can still be the wrong person

[@Mrfedtalk]

They want their perfect candidate . If you don’t fit the mold it’s over with

[@vinnyvangogo]

Never been arrested or detained, military vet, and current national guard soldier. I was denied on my background check based on behavior from when I was a teenager. Don’t feel bad at all this is happening when they deny good candidates. Not to toot my own horn but I was perplexed when I got my personal history statement investigation back

[@buddylove6718]

They want strong willed personalities with a little sociopath in them. You cant be too empathetic and nice in the field because criminals will take advantage of that

[@nathanlong4801]

Went to a job fair where the police offered 80 grand to start plus a pretty big sign on bonus. This is in Iowa. The cost of living between Iowa and LA are insanely different. I would think LA would need to offer about 150 a year just to have the same level of comfortable living we have here.

[@RideshareDilemmaa]

Isn't this old news ?

[@kutter_ttl6786]

This is literally old news. They pretty much uploaded this exact story back in April, except this has an extra 1.5min.

[@LadieKadie]

Well since Floyd was elevated to Christ status yea. They did this to us all.

[@MrHeavy466]

Gee NBC, do you think that any of your actions and “reporting” had any effect on this?

[@jimdoe3288]

You supported defunding the police and this video makes a great meme 😂

[@steelrain1313]

Remove polygraph test

[@jamesjingle9533]

The risk isn't worth the reward.

[@dillon5889]

Probably because requirements too

[@straighttoyou]

Well, I take it defunding, and humiliate them didn't age well. By allowing "mostly peaceful" protests to dictate political agendas. (Could have been a crowds on demand propped up protest. Most of us have seen the craigslist ads). Could there be a country, or terrorist group that could organize this from abroad, yes thanks to this thing called the internet

[@AthenaSaints]

Crime is an absolute killer of local economies, unless you are the criminal.

[@unclesavagewithashotgun6541]

I don’t feel sorry for them one bit. If nobody wants to join your clique then your clique needs to reevaluate your approach to interacting with people. It’s not just a money problem people don’t respect or want to join policing overall because the policing agents have became less respectable over time. Plain as that! 🤔

[@azramirez7674]

One of the main issues are the unrealistic requirements. You can’t have bad credit, or had anything in collections. You can’t post anything on social media. And you cannot have anyone in your family who had been to prison. And California doesn’t accept laterals from other states.

[@Stratsrule]

Just go where they sale steroids and look at who’s got the Most complaints against him and they’ll hire him.

[@eyeseer1]

I worked with a prior CHP from Compton in 2004 who left on a shotgun blast to the bulletproof vest from a traffic stop and weeks in the hospital; He felt working in Chicago with Parks and Recreation services was a safer job prospect.

[@bobg3633]

Why do police locker rooms have locks on them?

[@9770G]

For the same reason high school lockers have locks on them. Tf?…

[@bobg3633]

@@9770G bro stop.it

[@9770G]

@@bobg3633 stop what? Using logic..

[@bobg3633]

@@9770G why would police have to worry about fellow police stealing from them?

[@9770G]

@@bobg3633 ummm what if someone gets into the locker room who isn’t supposed to be there?..

[@Tegridy555]

Had a buddy of mine who called the cops in California due to a guy almost breaking into his place. They were more concerned with trying to find a weapon on him than finding the guy. They kept on asking if he had a firearm in the house. These guys are losers

[@raherc3330]

Because they pressure you to follow police gang rules

[@evanboone6208]

LA police were never helping in the first place. No one on the planet has ever heard of an LA policer helping someone. Police officers need to be held to the highest standards, in order to be trusted. As in; police officers shouldn't be allowed to break any laws... Not even jaywalking. They shouldn't get any immunity from the law either. If you do your job correctly, then people will be saved and the least amount of people will have gotten hurt. That's your immunity. Although I believe police in America are underpaid and deserve a- near 6 figure salary, they have to gain the peoples trust first.

[@Brian-nn1tf]

you know nothing about policing or law enforcement

[@RomanWolfGaming814]

Well I was disqualified for no reason, fix unjust disqualifications and you might get somewhere. My opinion

[@puggyjman1073]

Defund the police I guess right?

[@Pilotpaulie]

The left would like nothing more than that.

[@matthewwest7906]

Tbh the only places I wouldn't want to be a cop in Portland Oregon, Chicago, New York anywhere else sure i'd be down but those 3 places I'm good off that

[@drod3434]

Why would any human being want to be a police officer in LA?

[@Elfdwarf19]

Right 😂

[@845835]

LAPD was once a coveted career, but not anymore. One huge problem is the fact that even though it is still one of the highest paid law enforcement jobs, that does not mean it affords you the ability to live in LA. LA cost of living has far outpaced LAPD salary. Also, LAPD's retirement and sick leave policy are not attractive to GenZ, and neither is police work in general. GenZ is an entirely different creature. They are looking for maximum income from the least amount of time and effort. They are also willing to take less pay as long as they can work only the days and amount of hours they want. GenZ does not want to be a slave to a schedule and/or time card. PRN work is their work preference. Now add in the fact that law enforcement is a damned if you do and damned if you don't job. The public and the press will bash you for doing your job and also rip you for standing back and doing nothing. No one wants to work in a job where you are constantly scrutinized and bashed.

[@kbtken]

The issue is the gang culture that has been ALLOWED to exist for decades with the support of the majors office

[@richardjones6475]

Blame NBC for saying Crime is down.

[@burtcooper612]

Thank Biden for that.

[@rooster1012]

Biden is in charge of the LAPD now? You are very uneducated to say the least and should not be posting comments that show everyone how dense you are.

[@MrDK0010]

This problem started before he took office. And it's not a Federal issue, but state and local.

[@xktwnxl4zlx213]

@@MrDK0010 Yeah, Democrat cities and states are a super mess!

[@therealamos1358]

Because they don’t want to hire people like me

[@Reaper-cm4jr]

And what about you don't they like?

[@Salty-Crackers]

You just want attention

[@skidwarrior4025]

When did you put in your application?

[@skidwarrior4025]

Or do you just want them to not want to hire "people like you"

[@gordonlumbert9861]

I seem to recall people in the cities shown wanted less police and were very vocal about it

[@blexyyt1887]

😂NYC acting like they respond🤣🤣🤣

[@tesla82111]

The consequences of “defund the police”

[@Makaveli3k.]

I guess we could give LAPD ANOTHER $3BILLION

[@Reaper-cm4jr]

Cops don't want to work for a City that doesn't have their back regardless of what you offer to pay them.

[@dawnoceanside7300]

5th largest economy in the WORLD. California supports 17 RED TAKER STATES!!

[@Dr_Acula_MD]

Remember when California was one of the most aggressive states in terms of calling for defunding the police? 🤔I’m not surprised at all.

[@Korloko]

Poor cops feeling demoralized 🍼

[@stephenmartinez1]

What their system considered a good cop is all based on data and numbers: those who write the most tickets ands most arrests. Those who take the time to talk to the public and give considerate warnings, and take the time to ensure someone’s safety rather than arresting are seen as lazy.

[@zdiehl1]

This chief has no back bone, he doesn't get upset or sad he acts like an NPC. Whatever happened to being human and standing up for yourself and the people around you .

[@Impoxdragon]

The mayor has the power to fire him if he steps out of line. It's either lose your backbone or lose your job.

[@zdiehl1]

@@Impoxdragon live Free or die

[@matthavoc7924]

Wow Lester, what an intelligent question does having less police officers make it harder to police man I guess you went to school to learn this kind of journalism

[@pensivepenguin3000]

Lol you defund the police and then wonder why there’s a police staffing issue

[@spg5658]

Exactly

[@PoliticallyIncorrect-]

Who would of thought calling for defunding the police and making police all look like Villains would of been a bad time dea.

[@t_2_da_y]

But when my brother applied for LAPD 5 months ago yaw failed him on his interview, smh. He passed the physical part of the test. I guess cuz he was black i bet

[@son-in-law7372]

I doubt it I'm sure he was incompetent for the job.

[@CaliforniaDecline]

That means he failed the background or psychological. Plenty of black cops, stop with the race card BS.

[@Thomas23-tu8gj]

You probably guess wrong, but go ahead and believe that if you want to.

[@son-in-law7372]

@@Thomas23-tu8gj I'm sure he was. people are tired of the black card thrown at their face. If anything black gets more privilege now but don't know how to act right.

[@florespride21]

Im from LA and my whole life ive seen LAPD break the very laws they enforce or are trained to do. The community doesnt feel safe from a system that uses fear tactics, racial profiling and ignores people rights. Instead have them be a part of the community instead of making themselves seem as if theyre above everyone.

[@cheems5643]

I applied once as a 22 year old just to try out and I got disqualified because i use to smoke weed as a teenager I was young and dumb never been In legal trouble and have tons of community volunteer experience.