LAPD introduces 'Housing for Hires' program

We all know it's incredibly expensive to live in Los Angeles. LAPD introduced a "Housing for Hires," offering rent contribution to police recruits.
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[@aogftc5412]

A few years ago the same people pushed for defunding the police because it was popular and at that time they did not support officers, their families or the community.

[@michaeldixon3485]

They don’t do anything. They should be defunded. I’ve done 3 deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq and never seen any military men and women run or not go in like these cowardly cops. They want to be like the military so bad but they are cowards and will never live up to the standards of our military men and women.

[@rhuttrho88]

​@@michaeldixon3485The woke military? 🤭

[@jgon661]

Rent 4500 goes down to 3500

[@boston312]

society is falling apart. 20 years ago when I was applying for law enforcement you would have a 1000 applicants for just one or two positions. Nowadays, the police departments cant even give away a police job.

[@gonzalezd8255]

Now they’re literally hiring people who live at their parents house, as shown on the video. LAPD is doomed. City of LA is doomed.

[@user-og6vc9vk1x]

Well when departments are politicized and have gone against civil liberties regarding the vaccination, this will happen. Also, I don't care whether a potential hire lives in their parent's basement .. it only matters as to their work ethic, abilities and dedication to upholding the state and national Constitution. We wouldn't be in a hiring crisis if the politicized issues brought on by the dept and the Board and Governor didn't push officers to early retirement, termination and moving out of state

[@ginacool9207]

It's rediculous. Then people say, oh but it's sooooo hard and dangerous! OF COURSE IT'S HARD AND DANGEROUS!

[@xavier7356]

The policing culture is toxic right now. Fix that first and candidates will come back. Good cops fired for reporting bad cops. Gangs in the police force. Fix all that and people will come

[@bootscooty]

Well sweetie 20 years ago, most people actually could afford housing

[@buch5]

Mr. Nguyen, you should rather join the L.A. Sheriff's Department, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, or the Riverside Sheriff's Department. You'll be a better man for it!

[@agentmartagentmart9122]

How?

[@jhonen32629]

@@agentmartagentmart9122 I’m wondering the same thing 😂

[@kendalgee5808]

@@jhonen32629 Because Sheriff's work the jails. Then purportedly they get out and form groups within the Sheriff and get tatoos. There's more loyalty among Sheriff's if you know what i mean.

[@buch5]

@@jhonen32629 LAPD isn’t any better. In fact, there’s more corruption within that agency than you think. Tattoos should be the least of your worries…

[@buch5]

@@kendalgee5808 Stop watching corrupt LA news. That’s your main problem…

[@oldcop18]

I was a cop for 30 years and everywhere we lived neighbors wanted me to fix their tickets, mediate squabbles and kids like to let the air out of the tires on my city car. I’ve been retired since ‘97 and still when we meet someone new I have to hear about a ticket they got but didn’t deserve.

[@andreivictor293]

I never understood all this complaining. If they feel like they got a ticket they didn't deserve they can sue in court. Why busting a retired cop's balls about it 😂.

[@kendalgee5808]

Purportedly LAPD makes you sign a 5 year agreement saying u will stick with them for 5 years, that is to compensate them for their free training, but i hear they can't hold you to that, and you should be able to use them for training and 1 year experience, then go somewhere else.

[@jaketapper8910]

Most agencies that have a holding clause charge you the cost of training if you separate early. You can get POST certified at places like Rio Hondo and certain colleges for around $5,000. It really isn't that big of a deal.

[@kendalgee5808]

@@jaketapper8910 I heard its bull shit. Even if LAPD makes you sign a 5 year contract saying if you lateral to another agency you owe them a set amount, they can't hold you to it.

[@The_Dude327]

How about 1,000 off for teachers and medical workers too. They had to pay for their training with their own money, not tax dollars.

[@jaketapper8910]

If they are unhappy they can put on a badge and gun and join the force. There are a lot more people desiring being teachers and nurses than law enforcement :-)

[@The_Dude327]

@@jaketapper8910 lapd get about 70,000 just for training. I don't think they really need housing assistance.

[@---nj7hl]

Tell the Donors that.

[@greggreg2263]

Pretty tough sell. I don’t think too many people want to join the force these days and be disrespected yelled at spit on and hated everywhere they go😮 Time for (RoboCop)❤

[@Guccithreat]

Because a normal 1 bedroom apartment is now 3000-3800$

[@pandorasbox7152]

No its not, in Beverly hills maybe

[@jaketapper8910]

@@pandorasbox7152 Yea he full of crap. He looks at one or two listings in Beverly Hills or Bel Air and believes that is the rent prices in ghetto East Los Angeles areas.

[@900KING2]

@@pandorasbox7152 You must be a troll or not very bright. Beverly Hills for 4000 ...the cheapest place that is 700 sq ft in BH is $2,800. Then jumps from $5,000 a month to over 50k. In LA area you'll be lucky to A. Find a place to rent with all the illegals here and B. Find a place for 4k that someone isn't swooping up in seconds. There's no way you're from CA. There's shit holes asking 2500 and getting it. You MIGHT be able to rent a house in BH if you're a Lt. or above but a cop, you ain't even getting an application.

[@pandorasbox7152]

@@jaketapper8910 for real, I live in a nice 1 bedroom near Los Angeles and pay 1700..and it's a nice area.

[@Guccithreat]

@@pandorasbox7152 probably a shit box I live in dtla for 3200$ on the 17th floor. Anything below 3000 is in the hood or does not come with AC..

[@ChosenOne6666]

They cant pass the polygraph

[@CodeRed1991]

Didn't LA just waste the opportunity of using 150 million federal dollars to address housing crisis.

[@Towelie4200]

Yup and they gonna a waste it on these police young gangster

[@OrthodoxAli]

@@Towelie4200 If you are aware the governor has yet to organize a meeting with other LEO higher ups in ANY agency. If you had watched the entire video you would've heard that this is a 2 million dollar project funded by DONORS. Not the state itself. We need better political leadership. They blame it on Law Enforcement. If you had watched former sheriff Villanueva's interview last year you would've understood that. He was talking about homelessness itself.

[@jaad9848]

the issue is housing is so expensive all public servants are having trouble

[@CodeRed1991]

It's sick

[@MelissaR784]

Why should public servants get a break when the tax payers who pay their salaries, healthcare and retirement are struggling?

[@jaad9848]

@@MelissaR784 Because instead of being worried about keeping someone else down we should worry about how all of us can do better

[@colinthomas867]

Housing shortage in a sanctuary city? Wonder why...

[@talkingthetalk3640]

@@colinthomas867 🤡

[@supernaturalvictorieswithsunny]

This is good. They deserve it. And even more. The good ones of course.

[@nickmarsala3787]

Excuse me they absolutely do NOT deserve this at all! There are so many people out there suffering and who are homeless and these guys get housing assistance? What a load of shit this is.

[@nickmarsala3787]

@@YesYesNoNoYesYesNoNo What do you mean? Regardless of what housing programs exist police officers frankly don't deserve to get assistance like this. They get paid tax payer dollars as it is and they don't deserve extra assistance. Explain to me why exactly do they deserve it?

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

The army does this for married soldiers . I used to get a very nice extra pay being stationed in CA.

[@xxa455xx]

All the military branches do that and not just for married people (although being married might help you get access to it earlier in your career)

[@weskelly4538]

Ha! Like a contract marriage

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

@@weskelly4538 they pay BAH buy state so if you are stationed in California you got 3645$ if u are stationed in Arkansas you got 666$ .

[@javee-th5no]

$1000 off monthly rent? It costs about $1800 in the ghetto where I live, if I became a cop I would need to move to a nice area so I don't get killed! A nice area means rent gona be like $3200

[@eros1806]

More like 2500 for a 1 bedroom in a decent area, and I said decent

[@pd2468]

Yeah but is he strong enough to resist the negative people within our department we need good police we don’t need guys or women who can cave to peer pressure we need good officers who can stand their ground know right from wrong and stop a bad officer from doing something that is against the law

[@flutsfluts]

I support this way more than giving the homeless a free $760,000 apartment!!

[@jaad9848]

Do you have a source for "giving the homeless a free $760,000 apartment!!" or are you arguing against a hypothetical?

[@jaketapper8910]

@@jaad9848 It's not a hypothetical genius.

[@jaad9848]

@@jaketapper8910 ok , same question. Do you have a source/proof of this "not hypothetical"?

[@jaad9848]

@@jaketapper8910 Same question. Do you have a source/proof of this "not hypothetical"?

[@plaernotree]

"Do as I say"....especially when your home is on the line....sir, that's morally questionable...do you like your job and home?

[@Dmoney9768_]

It’s so crazy how people say, defund the police, but then turn around and complain about that the police don’t come fast enough

[@BrandensOutdoorChannel]

Officer safety issue: Never live in the city you work. Keep defunding the police... stop disqualifying good candidates. They canceled my process after passing the written last summer!

[@xavier7356]

If you think officers should not live in the communities they police, then it sounds like you have a different philosophy than LAPD leadership. That's likely why you didn't get hired. And perhaps there's something else in your background that's undesirable for an officer. You're a good candidate according to you.

[@vallasjo8003]

If it was meant to be OR you have value in self KEEP TRYING like we did….. no blame and chop chop🤔

[@vallasjo8003]

No hating but remember it’s about The Lords work. Follow YOUR path Mr.

[@quitmakingmelaugh]

You post too much personal content on your YT channel, no wonder the LAPD disqualified your application, your opinions online probably reflect badly on the lapd’s reputation

[@namenotfound8747]

Never live in the city you work in, is the biggest issue LAPD has had since the 80s. If you go to Arcadia, you find Chinese Americans in uniform, if you go to East LA it's Latinos in uniform, and half of them either grew up somewhere close or in a neighborhood in LA that's close to it. Every time they take people that don't know the people they are suppose to protect, they instead treat those people with distrust and resentment. That's how you get trigger happy cops. I did 10 years as a Marine infantryman, I know a thing or two you could say. And if made it to the written test, that's only step 2, you were still 5 steps from getting hired, you got ruled out at the start essentially.

[@openyaeyez]

The $1000 means nothing if their salary is low, work and safety conditions aren’t good. They can easily adjust your salary to camouflage the rent assistance. These tactics are used in lots of marketing and sales. Its smoke and mirrors to only show this one incentive. Hopefully its a good overall package but don’t go off of this one aspect.

[@kevinarnold2079]

There is no shortage of them flashing their lights in my face while I'm driving.

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

Probably 2 things your a well known local felon or trouble maker trying to do better or bad things or you are blkl.

[@kevinarnold2079]

@@georgewbushcenterforintell147 I'm actually a Computer Science major at UCLA who just happens to have a part time night job. They are just assholes who do that kind of stuff all the time.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Every since I bought a mini van they never stop me 🤣😂

[@nickmarsala3787]

​@@georgewbushcenterforintell147 Ok so 2 things you are wrong and are crazy that you think cops are always right which is what you are implying.

[@pd2468]

Oh yeah and that donation is a tax write off so we’re not just doing it out of the kindness of their heart believe me

[@ChosenOne6666]

The police stations are located all over the city. The apartment they are showing is in Park LaBrea.

[@ihatesjws1188]

What are you trying to insinuate

[@ChosenOne6666]

@@ihatesjws1188 You have severe reading comprehension problems.

[@rampar77]

Who the hell wanted to live in the gang infested ghetto? Remember the off duty dummy LAPD officer that was killed looking for house in the ghetto?

[@HesJustaPoorBoyNobodylovesHim]

@@ihatesjws1188 “james franco”

[@---nj7hl]

And if this man gets hired..and if he happens to start living there..Now the Whole world knows where he lives. I wouldn't feel safe.

[@lolalopez9328]

Careful, working for LAPD may not be such a great idea, no matter the incentive, they don't have the support of politicians, including the chief

[@thomaskim7420]

I agree with you.Lapd is.going down LAPD.SHOULD BE DEFUNDED

[@gm99reyes]

Those partners properties probably charge $6500 a month. Minus $1,000 that leaves you $5,500 plus your other expenses. Not enough

[@y.r.6947]

If you need officers stop training them like they are in the army: harassing them and bulling them. If we want good officers out on the streets teach them humanities how to de-escalate situations. Harassing them and bullying them creates monsters with lots of resentment. ☮️

[@dappingup2895]

2800 for my house I live in Compton luckily I only pay half and half

[@CodeRed1991]

Mom, get off KZbin.

[@dappingup2895]

@@CodeRed1991 Next bill due this 28th today where tf are you

[@hyphydan]

Public Sector Union Employees are like a special class of citizens. Teachers in NorCal get free Condos too.

[@oldfriend327]

STILL not enough for people who put their lives at risk all day every day for a woke population who despises them. The taunting of police officers with your stupid cameras must stop.

[@ResetGovernment]

The super rich making sure their homes are safe with police officers always close by

[@---nj7hl]

Showing location of where they would be living. SMH.

[@user-qb3vi5kk3t]

Offer a free house and maybe u get actual quailed office, this isn’t going to make a difference

[@v90660]

Why would officers want to live in the city they work in

[@buch5]

BAAHAAA!! Good luck with that one, L.A.!! You're SCREWED!!

[@desdicadoric]

Well deserved for those who get in. Gentleman in the video needs to bulk up a bit tho 😊

[@fireluvr]

Is this a commercial for the apartment complex ?

[@surfsupbruh]

yet they say they arent lowering standards to get more recruits

[@kendalgee5808]

Don't waste your time applying to LAPD it could be a 3-6 year process and there's no guarantee you will get in. Your just wasting your time.

[@eros1806]

Nah man, the process can be fast too, is different for everyone I guess

[@kendalgee5808]

@@eros1806 They no longer have expedited hiring process last time I checked. The entire process is biased. It is the equivalent of your car insurance company. They are not on your side and are looking for reasons to DQ you. I will start a youtube channel and expose this so people don't waste their time. A polygraph for a pre req to get hired? LMFAO. clown world.

[@sincerelyjerry244]

Sad! We need new stewards!

[@ginacool9207]

Seriously. It's called work. How hard is that?

[@rolandlargilliere3145]

Do you recruit foreigneirs ?

[@rickhunter6479]

These developers are slick they have to put in low income housing in each development and guess WHO shows up now having a cop in their apartments keep WHO in check

[@Brenda-of4hi]

I would do the same……smart investment.

[@MrSpot94]

LAPD: We can't hire enough police officers, we are losing more than we are hiring. THAT'S UNSUSTAINABLE! Also LAPD: Candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have received an exemption.

[@agentmartagentmart9122]

Relax. Everyone I talk to is vaccinated. The majority of lapd is vaccinated. The reason why lapd can’t sustain their numbers is due to retirement and the deteriorating of laws and policies that don’t keep those in jails

[@kendalgee5808]

The way law enforcement recruitment is imo, if you claim an exemption for the Covid Vaccine, they will high key hold that against you.

[@lawrencesmith835]

You want to have more hires or keep your staff, get rid of those stupid COVID Mandates! I do have to give LAPD a win because of helping recruits with housing.

[@SamuraiBlaqk]

Hire less. Make sure they are qualified and pass all checks. Pay them well. Less good officers is better than more bad officers.

[@danteburns7118]

So its BAH?

[@toosweet241]

Not enough rent

[@allengarcia9152]

I wish SFPD learn from LAPD.

[@vallasjo8003]

THIS IS AWESOME……We need to speak the truth.

[@lj2129]

Funded by donors…. What happens when donations stop…?

[@shybry3371]

Christopher Dorner, and Houston Ryan Tipping.

[@alejandroescobar8886]

all you gotta do is allow us to smoke weed you talking about cali

[@eazye088]

I believe New Jersey cops can smoke weed off duty but don't quote me on that.

[@GabeShootman]

@@eazye088 that's technically correct but impossible to put into practice. Cops in new jersey must be able to test clean while on duty. So if they smoke the night before and then go clock in, they will still test positive and lose their job. They would have to save up enough vacation time to do it off duty and still test clean when they go back to work.

[@mattp4079]

2:45 , you get what you vote for

[@charlescummings5332]

Where are all are law informant

[@kendalgee5808]

English.. English please.

[@xavier7356]

This is really great... Previously LAPD used to discourage officers from living in LA. They would live out near Riverside etc... Officers should live in the communities they police!

[@blkstang4830]

Yeah it’s always better when your neighbor arrest you. Hopefully you don’t hold a grudge. Lmao 🤣

[@xavier7356]

@@blkstang4830 Cops would treat the community better if they lived amongst that community. AKA not arresting people over BS... IMO

[@blkstang4830]

@@xavier7356 well I disagree. The cops don’t get to decide if someone is arrested over a crime that is considered minor or not. People call the police and report a person trespassing or a minor crime. Guess what the cops have to arrest the person. Live in the community or not, it won’t change anything. Don’t want to be arrested, then don’t commit a crime. Pretty easy to live by and follow the rules. You don’t get arrested for traffic tickets and that’s a whole other bag to unpack.

[@kendalgee5808]

@@blkstang4830 Cops decide to be bullies. Live in the community or not, if cops don't want to be hated by the community, they need to change their bullying behavior. Geography won't change community sentiment. Pretty easy to not be hated by the community if they live by and follow the golden rule.

[@blkstang4830]

@@kendalgee5808 haha 😂 well I agree with you about living there doesn’t matter. I think people don’t understand what the job of law enforcement is. It is to enforce laws 🤦🏼‍♂️, pretty simple if you ask me. I agree treating people with respect should be shared by everyone (cops and citizens). The problem is if the police are there, then chances are someone is breaking the law. If a cop is called to a location and a crime has been committed they have to take a report if the suspect is gone or they have to arrest the suspect if they are there still. No where in there is bullying a part of the equation. Also never seen someone who just stabbed or shot someone give a crap about how nice the officer is. The suspect is breaking the law because they don’t care about laws or following rules of society. The cop that shows up has to arrest that suspect and deals with bad people like that all day. Eventually the nicest cop is going to be seen as a “bully” at some point even if he isn’t. It’s pretty simple, follow the rules of society, treat people with respect, respect authority, and if you have a problem with how something is done then make a formal complaint at the end of the incident. No cop is gonna stop in the middle of a incident to deal with your complaint of the issue. So I agree living in the community doesn’t matter at all. Being respectful and treating people only goes so far with people (law breakers) who don’t respect or treat people right to begin with.

[@Rudy-od7bc]

Difficult job nowadays. Your hated by a larger crowed every where you go. Your walking on egg shells. But crime is up. And somebody has to do the job.

[@pd2468]

Yeah Park La Brea is not $2500 a month either people look into it they’re like downtown LA sight for $5000 a month

[@codezzzone2091]

To bad there’s no houses they would do

[@rashan2424]

If they guarantee cops a 100k salary NOT including housing assistance, even new hires, these recruitment numbers will go up.

[@anthonyd7581]

Most make more than 100k

[@rashan2424]

@@anthonyd7581 Thats after all the ot and bonus, the ground level needs to be 100k

[@jamess4351]

Wait, that police commissioner soberoff is a developer too..?? Hmmmm.

[@edp8218]

Great idea

[@davidbarriga9280]

Yea, lots of stop lights poor guy.

[@eazye088]

After getting hired on, I would just stay at the homeless shelter.

[@fireluvr]

Who wouldn’t want a cop as a neighbor ? Ask the guy who was murdered by a cop in his own home

[@NINJA_INVESTORS]

Only 1k a month? Rent ia like 4k aint it lol

[@erich84502a]

Just put them in Barstow😜

[@qm38av1]

It's funny because my will only rent to lafd and emergency services. Crazy part is he had a refused to renew his contract of a guy who got hired

[@kukuipupule4415]

reduced rent in the hood

[@pd2468]

Well the buildings I was just looking at and believe me that I live in LA that’s more than 2500 a month

[@azramirez7674]

That’s badass!!!

[@ericjackson6471]

Nice! I love it!!

[@monicalopez8634]

That's crazy!. And all those homeless people🤷

[@RunningBear-q5i]

If you want to be a gang member join the" Lapd" !!!!!

[@debbiekosareff1747]

When your being attacked, no one is around but cameras to catch your murder on camera.

[@BrwnShinobi]

Awesome! Incentivize LEO who get paid enough to afford a home instead of helping families that are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. LA politics working backwards

[@debbiekosareff1747]

Crime is up so bad, people are dying more and more, more then the regular its your time to go. this is really sad, so now your leary of everyone you see, is he going to kill me, rob me, rape me or murder me? Its so sad. I saw a guy carring a gas can up the street, I was walking down the street with my dog, first thing I thought is he going to throw gas on me and set me of fire, is he homeless or crazy? I know my dog that was with me even though he s a dog pound dog, I believe he s protective of me, the dog wouldnt take his eye s off of the guy on the other side of the street. This is something never crossed my mind all the years I have been walking my dogs. the lady that was murdered in the next housing track was murdered by a homeless guy and she was a probation officer. So yes theres so much concern going anywheres.

[@AllPowa287]

Homeless people have more bum enforcement than law enforcement. You got bums pissing and pooping in front of businesses and cops show up and can't do anything except tell them to leave.

[@hankgs]

EXCELLENT!

[@Vitalconstant64]

Not sure this will bring the right candidates. Theres a reason officers are leaving and recruiting is low. Fix the policy issues and culture that makes them want to leave. Id rather get paid 12,000 less and work at a place that values me and isn't a terrible work environment.

[@maricel0602]

Socialism!!

[@youtubepolitics4u]

WE NEED LAW AND ORDER IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, NOW MORE THAN EVER. THANK YOU!!!

[@kendalgee5808]

No you don't. They are a waste of tax payer money. They do crap like write people petty traffic tickets. Issue citizens $340 tickets after traffic school. And spend an entire day in court wasting taxpayer money / defending why a citizen is guilty for a petty traffic citation. DEFUND THE POLICE.. A waste of taxpayer resources.

[@johnchieze530]

back in the day those elevators had daily mechanical issues and chuckleheads always pulling the fire alarms. hopefully thats changed, lol

[@buch5]

When a city can't sustain or pay for their OWN law enforcement anymore, who do they call? The local SHERIFF...

[@alphajava761]

And our sheriff's dept is a joke. Horrible.

[@buch5]

@@alphajava761 Just remember, those who CAN’T, talk. Those who CAN, do. Try serving your own community to fix it then…

[@stevenrojas8838]

Brooooo

[@masonplays6929]

Nah the environment there does not support their officers

[@jadechanboon]

Why not $1000 towards a mortgage

[@jaad9848]

Because a home not in a bad neighborhood is completely unaffordable . Might as well give them 1k towards a Rolls Royce.

[@rampar77]

Where the hell can you buy a home in So Calif with poor cop wage of $60,000 a year? Even $200,000 is not enough.

[@daddyv7403]

They should give free housing and food benefits to all officers! Not make em pay a cent to live. And double their salary!

[@ginacool9207]

Oh please....

[@gerin.6418]

Can we say, DESPERATE?!? Gee, I wonder why?!? 🤔 LOL!

[@alexguillen7495]

i finally understood the defund movement i ytuly feel for this officers the amount of mental illness and calls just based on people not being housed and on the street is a real issue...we get caught in the us and them and let our emotions run wild...after listening to the scanner a few hours even im frustrated i can only imagine the person on the other line and the cops on scene...lets let go of our ego and work for the society we want to see..obviously four years of trump andwhat do we got...if the people where housed like prior to reagans coming into office the streets were cleaner and cops had 1/3 of the work they have just because everyone is housed...

[@Brenda-of4hi]

I think the LAPD would settle for Gascon to be cancelled… sad they have to go to the Feds to get criminals prosecuted for murdering them.

[@alexguillen7495]

@@Brenda-of4hi i think your being emotional and being misled..you really think gascon wouldnt prosecute people that harm officers...

[@cleverminded4303]

Boooooooooo

[@MelissaR784]

What happened to homes for the homeless? What's the point of hiring more cops when they're no longer allowed to enforce laws.

[@Brenda-of4hi]

Send the homeless back to the states the came from… protecting the police and law abiding citizens is the priority. Is the BLM organization offering to put up the homeless in the multi million dollar homes they bought. Nope…they are not even reinvesting the money into the black communities. Scissor sisters pocketed it all.

[@IdealUser]

Cops get paid enough, especially with all the overtime they work.

[@kendalgee5808]

Is that why they are seen behind the Ralph's supermarket at night all the time.. . lmfao.... zzzzzzzz

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

They wouldn’t need to pay so much overtime if they HAD more officers. Having 3 officers work 8 hour shifts vs 2 working 12 with 4 hours worth of overtime pay. It means instead of paying 10 dollars per hour. You are now paying 15 per hour because you are paying overtime

[@america9546]

California,Oregon is so stupid! Just give all law enforcement a high wage !

[@CarlosRomero-bn1bn]

but the people and I are still on the streets. society is fkd up in America

[@anthonyd7581]

Then do something about it. Stop waiting for a handout.

[@anasalazar5556]

Uau that’s is good opportunity for the lapd candidates

[@dsua3728]

This is what the Dept gets. You live by the sword you die by the sword.

[@Dr_Manhattan_Phd]

Maybe giving everyone easy access to guns wasn't such a great idea. It can be assumed that every single person has a gun because there are more guns than people in the US. As a person looking to be a cop, chances are you will be involved in a gunfight more than a couple times in your career. Now police officers are put in prison for doing their jobs. Who would want this thankless job? Many officers are seeking new jobs and very few people want to be a cop. The squads are already being pushed to the extreme in terms of workload, for newer officers they are mandated to take OT sometimes working 18 hrs per day. It's a ffkn hard job.

[@boston312]

Americans love their guns. We are the only country that has more guns than people, yet Americans still want more guns for everyone

[@kendalgee5808]

So perhaps that's why I always see this police SUV potentially sleeping behind the rite aid. I have mind to rat them out to their Captain and take videos with time stamps. I always thought to myself, dam, it's only an 8 hour shift, da hell u sleepin on the job for, dafuk, lol. now i know.

[@glennwatson3313]

First, no one gave me my right to own a gun. I have that right without any help from the government. Second, armed citizens actually discourage crime according to the CDC.

[@Dr_Manhattan_Phd]

@@glennwatson3313 If you commit a crime that right is taken away isn't it? Who takes that right? The US government. And if more guns equals less violence like you said, why don't you just move to the "hood" where everyone is armed? Much safer right? Why don't you move to the middle east or Sudan or El Salvador? Everyone is armed right? Less violence. Go, move there you'll feel much safer.

[@glennwatson3313]

@@Dr_Manhattan_Phd That's right. If you commit a crime many of your right are taken away. That does not mean the government gave those rights to you in the first place. I might take away your candy bar even if I did not give it to you. See how it works? Everyone is not armed in, "The Hood." Only the criminals are armed. I will bet money my neighborhood is better armed than any comparably sized area in the hood and we have very little violent crime. The same can be said for Sudan or El Salvador. The victims don't have guns, only the government and the criminals do. I am not a victim and the government does not give me rights.

[@Twinytwin22]

Hire more Black's

[@Leahleahleah676]

Modern day slavery……

[@jaketapper8910]

Aren't blacks in colleges advocating for modern day Jim Crow laws? I seem to recall many POC college students demand safe spaces where only "people of color" are allowed to go to :-)

[@randyhaney5767]

Disgusting