'Unsustainable': Mass Exodus of Police Officers Leaving Communities in Danger

[@MaryJane.007]

I would never risk my life for hateful, ungrateful and unappreciative people. I don’t blame these officers.

[@LaShadowGothica]

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!!!

[@christopher_martin]

absolutely...some people do not deserve to be treated like a human being!

[@howardbonds5106]

what about all the police officers in baltimore that keep getting arrested? You left that part out...why is that?

[@PawAshtraysMatter]

Babygirl!!!!😍😍😍😍😗😗😗😗👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@PawAshtraysMatter]

@@christopher_martin invasive species *

[@jillpatton3432]

My college roommate became a police officer in Oakland and I did a couple ride alongs with her on the night shift. The cops in these neighborhoods go from one domestic fight to the next. It's like being a baby sitter for adults. She left after 2 years.

[@tinafae-ju9hv]

That's her fault she should of known what she was getting into.

[@studytime3461]

That is what is at root of our current police/community problems... the current legal system is so infantalizing and restrictive that cops turn the population into a bunch of kids at gunpoint! People end up neurologically turning childlike when they neither have responsibility nor control over their own lives! Cops get the citizens they deserve and citizens get the cops they deserve in this overall mess!

[@greenbeanz5914]

Give me a break, they're leaving because they never wanted to serve and protect, they just wanted to murder and rape. Good riddance, the streets are safer without them.

[@NKanchevful]

@@tinafae-ju9hvstfu

[@Digger-Nick]

Black america is such a nice place though right?

[@evilchaperone]

This is the best thing that has ever happened to these communities. I'm glad they are getting what they voted for.

[@jp92382]

nothing will change unless people start voting for what they want. unfortunately, its very easy for politicians to lie on TV and say what people want to hear. so you have situations like Gavin Newsome being re-elected. you have situations like Chicago booting Lori Lightfoot but replacing her with another leftist loon with exactly the same policies. you have situations like NYC re-electing kathy hochul. so at the end of the day, you are correct - these communities are getting EXACTLY what they voted for and nobody can say anything different because even when presented with an opportunity for change, they actually re-elect the same people. its beyond my understanding.

[@consco3667]

Totally agree with you

[@hereallyfast]

Shut up. You let these corporations turn you into a cheerleader. There is no right or left wing

[@EricaYE6]

Exactly. BLM said they want "NO MORE POLICE". Period.

[@MiMi-eo7ny]

BLM and ACAB!! - Ieftists, blks, dems and "antifa fascists"

[@troyweatherford9874]

This is what happens when you treat criminals better than you treat your police officers

[@johnnyreb8030]

boot licker

[@howlinwulf]

Police get away with way too much

[@JanWoods-d3p]

It’s a F**KING Shame the way people treat our Police Officers,people don’t like um until they need um then there right on the Horn dialing 911. Hypocrites❗️🤨

[@Language_guy100]

@@howlinwulfcriminals are getting away with more yea both sides get away with stuff but you gotta pick the better of the two

[@croatianwarmaster7872]

​@@Language_guy100black criminals only. Cops are more than willing to abuse Whites.

[@metaglypto]

I used to be willing to die for what I believed America stood for. Now, I would die to protect my family from what it has become.

[@FNHaole]

Your comment should be pasted everywhere!

[@shade9272]

The US hasn't stood for anything except corporate greed and lining the pockets of the rich since day one. Dunno what version of the US you thought existed, but it wasn't anything good.

[@scottguthrie8074]

It's tragic - I'm a law and order conservative - yet I view police as the enemy and all of government as corrupt!!

[@axel4196]

Ain't that the truth!

[@AdeptKing]

Sad but very true.

[@npc2480]

This is what happens when certain groups are protected beyond reason.

[@SlickRick135]

Facts.

[@commonsenseisntcommon1776]

Black crimes matter

[@dupe8383]

Women?

[@boogitybear2283]

@@dupe8383 Sreggin

[@iwishiknewhowto1228]

What groups? I feel like you're dog whistle.

[@kuchomank]

That happens when criminals are not treated like criminals

[@madeincanada5251]

100%

[@Gfysimpletons]

Marshall law! Just what they want…..this is all planned…..and it’s happening fast……..

[@NTJedi]

Even if I was offered 200,000 salary per year to be a police officer... I would choose to be unemployed because in our society today the criminals sue the police officer and mainstream news media attacks the police. There's way too many laws, mainstream news media and political figures protecting the criminals.

[@michaelkendall662]

it is what happens when political leaders are willing to prosecute cops for doing their jobs and let criminals run free

[@kushsakhu]

Who are you referring to. The criminal corrupt Police. Give us a break.

[@krayzie505]

I don't blame any of those officers for quitting because their community quit on them 😢

[@nickroth593]

This was all by design to destroy the country from within. The rich don't care and controll the playing field

[@robertbascelli6433]

Because they quit on the community.

[@dex9789]

@@robertbascelli6433explain

[@nielsdejong]

@@robertbascelli6433 No. Most of them didn't quit the community. The media only made it LOOK that way as they only focussed on the bad apples for ratings, while ignoring the good. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@willisstillhere8846]

​@@robertbascelli6433the citizens did that first. It's ironic how yall are the same people that tell others to not stereotype others while stereotyping all cops and dogging on them if they do anything as minimal as stopping someone over They deserve to leave those communities. If crime occurs, they can fix it themselves. Most of them were saying they didnt want cops anyways lol

[@gusbucholz4241]

Retired NYPD, here. I successfully talked my son out of following my footsteps. Being a police officer in cities, in particular, is masochistic.

[@SI-cd7xs]

a daily humiliation ritual.

[@Tekillyah]

Good if you're into nipple clips, whips and being dominated.

[@swimfan6292]

I appreciate your service.. because i never need it... So much wrong with the world now a days.. the only people with a voice seem to be the corrupt , the rich and the power hungry

[@HC-wo2tz]

@@swimfan6292 corrupt, rich, and power-hungry. You're describing cops lol. except for the rich part

[@lakilaki3714]

It's not your guys fault...

[@slythewhyissilent]

Some of us aren't shocked that this is happening.

[@Ahahahhaaah]

None of us are shocked

[@harmacist6623]

@@Ahahahhaaah No no, some of us. We're not idiots who took their services and life-risking work for granted.

[@rbarnes4076]

I'm not shocked. 40 years ago I could see the arc we were on.. and we are now here. It saddens me.. the only real thing I could do was try to vote for candidates that would do the right thing.. but since 1980 I've not seen a single candidate I voted for make it into office. The USA is experiencing what is called the 'tyranny of the majority'.. and that is what is ripping us apart. I don't even have hope.. the two biggest historical instances of this were Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece.. and those two examples went down truly badly. There are some states in the union that are not like this.. because people like me have been moving to those places. But the leftist brain-worm will never stop.. and given how much of the media/education they control.. I don't think it CAN be stopped. I weep for the future.

[@byronryan4216]

🤦‍♂️

[@byronryan4216]

@@rbarnes4076tyranny of the bogan boofheads 🤦‍♂️

[@IOTrooper]

Graduated the Washington State Trooper Academy at 21 years old. Left at age 23, awesome job but politicians and the people I served were the worst. God help anyone going into law enforcement.

[@raevj]

Find a better state, there are places that respect & want the upstanding police officers quitting these self-destructing states/communities. Pride always reigns before the fall..rapid fall is in progress in blue cities & states.

[@protestant77]

JESUS says keep Sabbath holy. POPE says keep Sunday holy! “The Bible says remember that thou keep the Sabbath day. The Catholic Church says, 'NO!'. By my divine power, I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And, lo, the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church." -Father Enright, American Sentinal, June 1893. 7th day Sabbath = (Exo.20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) The WORD teaches 7th day is holy! The WORLD teaches 1st day is holy! 🤔WHO DO YOU OBEY???????????

[@raymondkidwell7135]

I had the opposite experience just cops who don't care. Seems to depend on the neighborhood but if you're poor you get the worst cops and rich neighborhoods pay a lot more and get the better ones. As a whole law enforcement in this country isn't focused on serving or protecting. Local cops write tickets. FBI and so forth focused on schemes like infiltrating a gang or something. If you report crime to them they mostly ignore you and won't help them harass you for walking down the street or not using a turn signal which causes people to hate cops and law enforcement. Just like they let murderers and rapists go but lock you up for five years for weed. Now they got the q anon shamon in there for three years basically for trespassing on public property.

[@meljenkins1016]

@@protestant77 " Religion is a universal compulsive neurosis of humanity "........Sigmund Freud

[@Lion_Hamza]

@@protestant77 Well it’s simple, we obey God almighty. No demi-God’s or trinity’s 😜

[@examinetruth5392]

My friend worked as a Police Officer, he said that they would risk their lives and break their backs to catch perpetrators, only to see them released shortly thereafter. Not being respected rather detested by the community that wants to defund you while dealing with crazy people everyday, heavily underpaid while they expect you to be in the line of fire are awful incentives. I'ts the same story with the Military, they have problems recruiting because systematically straight white working class males are being demeaned in every way in society - I mean they are the biggest demographic for these jobs, but are being spat upon in schools, colleges, media, entertainment - Called privileged, supremacists, racists..

[@DortonFarb]

Cops are underpaid, but not in the way that most people think. Many city agencies are offering starting wages of over $100K PLUS signing bonuses of up to $40K. As a patrol officer, I have earned over $100K in four months and $250K in 9 months. I was on track for a $335K year in 2019, but I retired at the end of September.

[@CyberMachine]

That's not the only reason. If you have ADHD the military won't take you. Do you know how many kids have ADHD!

[@BloodHound19]

Whelp them you got all the racist cops or lazy cops who don’t want to do there job when you call them like in my town/ city who the gorge fluids as a African American I do not trust the police to come when I call them that’s actually happened I called and never showed up like do your job

[@oachilis]

@@DortonFarb Stop the cap cuz aint no way you made 100k in just 4 months being a officer

[@DortonFarb]

@@oachilis Lol. Sure I did. How the heck do you think I can afford to drive a Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Performante Spyder? And that's nothing. Oakland patrol officer Malcolm Miller earned over $640K in 2019. Look it up.

[@segovax2852]

2020 “Defund the Police 😡😡” 2023 “Where are the police 😭😭”

[@CatWithAOpinion]

Humanity in a nutshell, hypocrisy everywhere, take me for example.

[@segovax2852]

@@CatWithAOpinion People react with emotions, not logic or reason.

[@NINJA_INVESTORS]

Not true. Military can't recruit either. Younger generation wants to do other things

[@BOOSETO]

​@@segovax2852because they have no principles. Only programming.

[@pineappleenjoyer9297]

@@CatWithAOpinionit‘s just the brain dead left that has those opinions. Democrats are at fault for 95% of your struggles. Vote differently you morons

[@Pizzahutjr.rrrrrrl]

I applied and was about to be a Baltimore police officer , then I learned the DA office just lets out dam near anyone that gets booked in and that all the trouble and life risking isn’t worth it , it’s not the shortage of officers it’s the DA and lack of charging

[@rachelbaziak4159]

I agree, Soros backed D.A s

[@johncaldwelljr.9671]

Tbf after decades of just booking people for minor offenses, and those people getting literally the rest of their lives ruined because of it, family’s torn apart, and more. We’re now seeing the opposite of that horrible system. And it’s all still wrong now. But it wasn’t right before at ALL. One day in jail can ruin your future, once you’re a convict. Not to mention the system made more money, because prison is a business.

[@Kastros]

That's literally the same for every blue county or city in the country.

[@markwarnberg9504]

It´s politics and the idiots voting the crazies into office. When you get a democarcy with an IQ of + - 0 you cannot exect to much. The SANE PEOPLE try to find a place that is not so INSANE.

[@smokingjoe9864]

Maryland spends over one billion dollars a year on jailing. What are you talking about. Punk!

[@puma51921]

As a 35-year LEO I've recently told my son to not become a cop when he asked me about it. He would have been a great cop. No one wants to risk their life for a community that doesn't appreciate them. I had multiple people try to stab me. Multiple people try to shoot me. It was worth the risk. I had a community and an agency that appreciate me. I would Not do it now. No way

[@joemontes4658]

Are you going to ignore the bad apples? If you started calling out the bad ones you won’t have a problem

[@jonathanvogt4341]

​@Joe montes it's a brotherhood and a unicorn "good" cop will never rat out the bad, once people realize that police aren't there to protect or serve them but to oppress the poor, things start making sense! They enforce laws made by the few to generate money for local, state and federal jurisdictions, to shore up tax revenue shortfalls....like it or not it's just the way the system is set up and the poor of all the people bear the most burden.

[@Colin-kh6kp]

Wow, you must be the most unlucky cop in the country considering police officer literally isn't in the top 20 most dangerous jobs and virtually every police death on duty is due to traffic accidents. Police maim and kill citizens an order of magnitude more than they are harmed by citizens.

[@michaelporcelli1347]

Exactly I served in the military from 07 to 13 I deployed to Afghanistan. it was a different army and country and people..I would not serve this country now or the degenerate people in it ..I risked my life for a different country and people...these people are not worth it

[@kap1526]

Yeah you did it when it was most easy. Right now is not same.

[@jimmy5634]

I’m so blessed to live in a small midwestern town. We have none of this. When there is crime, it is dealt with swiftly and severely by law enforcement and the judicial system. In any case, this is all a result of a continuing deterioration of our society.

[@YernBelfus400]

...in Democrat-run cities.

[@intosilence1773]

You said it. Our society is beyond corrupt and it will only get worse. Until inevitably, we'll reach a breaking point.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

What city? And when can we move in? HA!

[@arterou2207]

I'm in Oregon, it's not bad yet... just homelessness.

[@SunflowerBeeHappy]

Keep criminals in jail! How frustrating it must be to see hard core criminals released only to commit more crimes.

[@mariabergdahl6898]

The jails name is Hell. God bless and put your hart and trust in Jesus Christ, He's coming very soon.

[@chriskourlos4407]

Its all politics.

[@FreeMelanatedWoman]

Jail doesnt rehabilitate. You Christians dont read the part of the Bible that tells you that you have a responsibility to TAKE CARE of prisoners...even AFTER you have sentenced them and locked them up. Yall just say, "throw them away.' Yall forget your going to heaven is going to based upon how you treated the poor AND the prisoners! Matthew 25

[@lindamoses3697]

I believe this was done to destabilize the country. We have politicians that are in secret combinations.

[@marasours1927]

Then they come after the policeman who arrested them.

[@scottpowell9098]

The police are not responsible for our safety. We are responsible for our own safety. This is why the 2nd Amendment is so valuable to our country. It levels the playing field by allowing the good guys to defend themselves from the criminals with equal or greater force.

[@jimmiehouse7736]

I am a U,S of veteran for ten years, and hold a bachelor in LAW ENFORCEMENT, After six years I learn there no such thing as LAW enforcement , police department all across America is hiring trash from the bottom of the barrow, most are drugs user, drugs dealer ,Rapist, and liars, with big ego and low IQ , But If I was White person I would love the police, If you are white and see a black man walking down the street and you do not like the color of his shirt, you can call the police and have the black man murder, but if you found with 100 pound of meth you can go free

[@carlostrujillo4750]

You are so right

[@alicel3992]

Now we have to get rid of liberal judges and DAs who insist that if you use your lawful weapon you can be sued by the jerk who wants to murder you. Kyle R.

[@cathyosbourne6986]

Yep more guns will solve everything more more more more guns

[@scottpowell9098]

They are paid to enforce laws. They have zero obligation to protect. When seconds count cops are minutes away. Cathy, it’s not a gun problem, it’s a people problem. The gun is a tool, taking away guns from the good guys and you only encourage the bad guys to do more bad because they know the chances of equal resistance is slim to none. The criminals won’t turn their guns in. It’s common sense. The 2nd amendment is not up for debate. It’s a God given right to bear arms that is protected by the 2nd amendment.

[@tuber5129]

Those who say departments are not lowering their hiring standards are either lying or sadly misinformed. I worked 25 years as a LEO in a large department. They went from literally limiting the number of applicants because it was so competitive, to forming a recruitment squad to travel out of state to find applicants to fill vacancies. Do the math here people; of course they are lowering their standards.

[@bretthuey2180]

America is finished, unfortunately, 10 year Army Vet. who got out after the first ILLEGAL war in Iraq because I KNEW Bush jr. would be president and make MORE War....." Americas Greatest Ally".......IS and always WILL be our Greatest enemy! USS Liberty.......WHO bombed it??

[@antc1611]

I respect your honesty !👍

[@mfblowfish4671]

That’s a dangerous thing to do when bad policemen can cost a city tons in lawsuits.

[@Ratbeeitch]

As long as officers are demonized, hated, disrespected and not supported, cities are going to have to lower the standards or pay $150K to start. If the standards keep going down they're going to end up with terrible candidates, ones that really won't GAF.

[@MsEricacosta]

​@Dylan N. Yea bro, but, u should see police in Indiana, they are literally trained to target low income minorities. They even make up excuses to pull you over if you're of color. I hope u have the humility to see that side. 90% of police there think they are the law and they talk to you like, like if they're made out of gold and you're not even human.

[@jgamer2228]

This is quite literally what people asked for. When you create an environment that is hostile towards those that enforce the law, they will not enforce the law there.

[@davidchapman3375]

Okay boot licker. 1st: you cannot ever "enforce" a law. A True Law is binding and immutable, requiring nothing to assist its existence nor does it change based upon time of day, imaginary boundary lines, or from the perception of anything within the confines of its parameters. You mean to say when people are not obedient and not punished to your satisfaction or those with your same worldview, then police quit. Moral relativism is wholly immoral and a complete fiction. The idea that 1 man can somehow gain the power or "authority" to create dictates that others must obey or else they have violence of some form or another visited upon them is broken logic and irrational. If no 1 person possess this so called authority, then no group of persons can ever properly delegate that which they do not possess. Further, the required enforcement of this fiction highlights the invalid logic of this concept. If it were real, you wouldn't need to create the illusion of such a thing through coercion and threats of violence if x is not obeyed then...I will send the costumed tools with guns to threaten you or fine you or imprison you for not doing as I say!!! The ego to believe such a thing is "Right" is really hard to fathom. Then you have the word authority itself. The suffix ity is an imaginary noun which is defined as something that can only exist in the realm of the mind. ie like electricity is not actually real but merely a way to describe the transfer of electrons through a conductive material. Authority is used as an inversion and perversion of Truth to foster the pragmatic illusion of control via language manipulation, perception manipulation, and the creation and maintaining of power differential through ones own knowledge of Truth and the ignorance of anyone else. This idea and concept is true , yes, it is not however based in Truth nor what is real, nor what is real and moral. It boils down to the very simple concept of the difference between right vs wrong or moral vs immoral and the ability to discern one from the other via the initiation of action and whether or not that initiatory act causes harm to another person or their property. It's sad that the world is still so very clueless on these concepts and also the reason the govt wants to educate your children ad early as possible.

[@michaelrogers9720]

Defund The Police!!!!

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

I was in law enforcement for 19 years. I left in 2021. My 10 year old son said he wanted to be a cop when he grew up. His mother who is still in law enforcement and I talked him out of it.

[@Just1American1966]

My daughter wanted to do it when she was that age. I would never talk her out of it, preferring to let her choose on her own (plenty of time between 10 and 21 years of age.) She saw what we have all seen since 2020 and no longer has the interest. She's 14 now. Yes, I did it myself for a few years, many years back. I've been in EMS for three decades now.

[@enochia]

I have a great deal of respect for cops, so hats off to you for being one

[@fartmnms]

Respects

[@ILovePancakes24]

Imagine being a police officer in a blue city and the perpetrators have more rights than law abiding civilians

[@zazasnruntz7505]

Yup most the white cops are quitting because they have to wear cameras and can’t violate citizens rights anymore 😢

[@jidowu6019]

blue, red, purple. . . it doesn't matter

[@thetexanbuzzsaw3145]

It kinda does actually.

[@Digimonisbetterthanpokemon]

​@@jidowu6019 my little red state actually protects rights and will punish criminals.

[@HifeMan]

@@DigimonisbetterthanpokemonWhat state? :)

[@leesurferdude]

I'm a former LEO, there used to be a time that I steered and helped younger people pursue that career, my best and saddest advice to them these days is to steer clear of it.

[@fugoffazshoel6357]

Youre probably saving their lives to be honest.

[@Kotaro1326]

The same thing with being school teachers. I would never recommend to anyone that I love to become school teachers.

[@marksday4936]

​@@Kotaro1326 exactly. Now you see the children acting like the adults do with law enforcement. Why would you be a teacher only to be hit, kicked, or spit on? Not to even take the pay into account.

[@dan-tv1kp]

Uh oh. This comment is particularly concerning 😬. This, combined with tightening wealth inequality, is a recipe for significantly decreased societal stability. Less cops means crime pays better. If someone can barely afford rent 'cause they're only making 15/hr at McDonalds, it becomes very economical to get into crime.

[@bluewave2024]

GOOD!!! This needs to happen in EVERY US CITY!!!! Defund the Police!! BLM BLM BLM!! THESE ARE OUR STREETS!!!!!!!!

[@hello93617]

Being a cop has always been a rough job. Difference is that the majority of people used to be thankful and kind toward police, which Im sure helped make the job doable.

[@brittislove]

the pay is rotten, the media hates you, and it isn't a job you can turn off when you go home. Got a friend who just retired, he was a good officer but he needed to pick up a second job just to afford groceries which is just.. WOW.

[@jamesbillingsby8043]

Bad people exist everywhere, I am white and was beat up by a officer and his partner one night. I have also had awesome encounters with police, including them keeping me out of trouble and helping me. Police have a very difficult job and always deserve respect. Sometimes you run into bad people, but fighting back isn't helpful. Let that weak man get his aggression out. I left being scrapped up and bruised, learned to just not really talk to police unless they ask specific questions.

[@lizalley4258]

My son wanted to be a cop since he was 12yrs old, he went in the Marine Corp, then went into the police depth. It was his dream. He left after 7yrs, even started the K9, force before he left. He had enough about the politics as we as not having his boss backing him up, he wasn't the only one that left after he did. Sad, but I understand!!!

[@pamelag7553]

The liberal democrat/RINO movement to defund police started this ball rolling. Now, here we are. I have seen video after video of cops sitting in their car while crime happens around them because they know their departments and local officials will let them hang and swing before they will properly deal with criminal elements in their area. Folks better take this seriously because it will only get worse and no one's community will be safe. What a windfall for organized crime, criminals, pimps, and pushers. When crime is allowed to thrive in an area you can be sure those in leadership is getting paid off.$$$

[@aleksseb2560]

I hope your son finds a better job. We appreciate his service!

[@jimmiehouse7736]

I think when there are police there more crime, and the police they are hiring are not qualified to be a part time dog catcher, If I was a White American I would want more police, because cop help them, but kill Black people, The crime has went down in my area since they ban the police Department, people are more free from blue terror, I were glade to see the blue line rapist, drugs dealer, cop going even Meth has went down. now the city spend money on more thing that are a benefits

[@punisher5882]

Thats another thing , your boss will sell u out immediately, so they dont lose there cushy job of doing nothing but answering phone calls. Bc that’s all Chiefs do ( facts)

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Its better off that way because we are concerned for his life (its NOT safe anymore) since COPS have smeared the good police force name and COPS have given them a bad repitation that can longer be tolerated. So our SECOND AMENDMENT will do our will and we must gut out the cesspool down in D.C, S to the O. Bs. Sin must be torned down to powders!

[@playbassken]

Until the "revolving door" of DAs and judges allowing criminals back out on the streets with barely a slap on the wrist closes this problem will only get worse, so I don't blame cops for leaving.

[@frpgplayer]

Just saw a judge get suspended without pay for a couple weeks for denying a defendant a lawyer...again.

[@playbassken]

@@frpgplayer that's equally as bad.

[@yourbossismyslave3409]

Wait till that bill that Maryland Democrats want to pass that makes it illegal to charge people under 25 for felony homicide goes through , things are gonna get fun

[@madeindade8190]

11 officers got indicted for corruption. It’s not the judges… the police are the worst criminals. Nobody trusts the police anymore and they are getting held accountable so they don’t wanna work.

[@BoleDaPole]

Hmm and who chooses these DAs and Judges.. At the end of the day it's the voters who are at fault. The people of these communities made it very clear that they don't want police there, and they are getting thier wish

[@truenewsnow996]

People need to arm up to protect themselves and their neighbors. Quit relying on government to take care of you.

[@PapaKryptoss]

Bwahaha

[@jhayft0703]

Government doesn’t care about us at all.

[@kimmasters2621]

What’s scary is that you are the one that gets thrown in jail for protecting yourself.

[@debracurry4221]

I hope ppl are listening! More need to think for them self. Pray up, Prep up! Three darkness isn't coming... it's HERE

[@kevincourtney7312]

@@PapaKryptoss LOL, ya, call your neighborhood Citizens Council when someone busts your head and robs you!

[@SickPrid3]

that is what happens when media/legislature/judicial work hand in hand to make crimes being nonpunishable

[@MrGchiasson]

When I got my 1st CCL...a police officer spoke to me and explained: We can't protect you. We patrol and answer calls. But in a 911 situation..you are on your own for 15-20 minutes. Know your weapon..practice.. We shook hands and I thanked him. The man was 100% correct.

[@bloodlove93]

i never needed a cop to tell me that. my dad was smart enough to know that, we were 30 min from nearest station, so when i was alone at home as a teen i was left with a gun for self defense, no accidents or anything, i was trained with it and taught to respect it.

[@spooderdoggy]

Hey, much respect for police officers. But, when seconds count the police are only minutes away, and these days many minutes away.🤔😵

[@tokiburoak7457]

If you use your weapon you will be charged with muder by a leftist DA. The only solution is to flee.

[@usualdosage7287]

Y'all expect them to teleport?

[@LaymanGamin]

@@usualdosage7287 what do they do for anyone in danger? Like seriously. They come when it’s over . N then kill the wrong person

[@smirky101]

Police officer has to be one of the most unappealing possible careers right now. Absolutely hated by the community, underpaid, while risking injury, death, lawsuit, or prison.

[@issstari954]

Underpaid your working 12 to 16 hours a day and getting 30 to 40k a year risking death and serious injury isn't accountability as for lawsuit and prison time i agree with holding people accountable for their actions when they a grossly wrong but there's cases of officers getting charged when they acted in a reasonable execution of their duties also your hated by your community so the community service aspect isn't deemed worth it

[@jwill9237]

​@@user-ib6xn4hl7s has nothing to do with accountability but respect because they are the ones doing the dirty work by protecting communities from savages

[@kevinJ6665]

Here’s a simple idea stop hiring idiots. Bring back the physical test why there’s 200 lb cops “running around” is beyond me and make cops be responsible for any lawsuits brought against them. Us the tax payers shouldn’t have to pay every time some cop doesn’t know what his job is.

[@jwill9237]

@@kevinJ6665 no qualified cops want to work in New york because there's no respect. New york enjoys the lawlessness but people voted for that so 🤷‍♀️

[@smirky101]

@@kevinJ6665 Nice idea, but the psychically fit, highly skilled guys you are talking about that resemble captain america don't become cops. They go become bodyguards or work for private security firms making triple the annual salary, no body cameras and a fraction of the physical risk and workload, and they don't have to worry about guys like you whining about tax money saying the cost of protecting your life should be lower.

[@85546patrick]

You'll never refill the ranks unless you eliminate the reasons they left.

[@Jackietreehorn-z5e]

Love this comment

[@davidcarter1013]

@@Jackietreehorn-z5e YEP,it sure ramed home the problem

[@larryjsmith2767]

Sorry, you can't make people follow the laws anymore. They don't care. You can thank the Dems and BLM for that.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Liberal Democrats are the reason they left

[@xoexiden8760]

​@@frankp7411 for liberals!?

[@joesphreiley7757]

I don’t blame the Police Officers for leaving these Democrat run cities, they are lawless and refuse to prosecute these criminals.

[@randolphduke]

I know a police officer from a medium sized metropolitan city and he trains new officers. The thing he has noticed, in addition to the obvious exodus of experienced officers, is a marked decline in the quality of new recruits. Be careful what you ask for, people. If you think your current police force is bad, just wait until you experience the new one that YOU have created!

[@chrislapp9468]

The Guard is a nice match up for Antifa and BLM. Can't wait to see that...

[@nothankyou7766]

Law enforcement earns every bit of the hate they get. They have no idea about the laws they are suppose to enforce. Most cops don't even know basic trespassing laws.

[@AdeptKing]

A big problem is the good officers are getting pushed out too, not just the bad ones.

[@insabon]

I agree very much with this. I'm 23 and after many of my colleagues in the army left last year, a lot of the overweight and short single moms became county sheriffs. Some of them are cut out for maybe being a CO, most are not and are insufferable narcissists. I hope BLM liberals will finally see how far they've gone.

[@dashalbandershaw6952]

​@@nothankyou7766And you have no idea what it is to be an American ...

[@kimmasters2621]

They are probably going to Florida if they are smart. Most in Florida respect & take care of their police men & women.

[@ltdc426]

Retired sheriff, 34 years. When I left I told people that society deserves whatever happens to it.

[@Witty..UserName]

Because you single handedly kept it together. Your attitude is why people don't like nor trust cops.

[@ltdc426]

@@Witty..UserName and people like you are why cops no longer want to work for you, solve your own problems.

[@Witty..UserName]

@@ltdc426 Never needed a cop to do anything for me. I learned that when I thought I wanted to be a cop & was going through the process. I realized what a bunch of arrogant losers most cops are & walked away. I gladly solve my own problems.

[@dafunk99]

Tell me the reason why people don't trust the cops anymore? Why don't bad cops get punished?

[@c123-i6n]

@@Witty..UserName Both attitudes are bad. Police shouldn’t have immunity to act like thugs and neither should blacks or any other race.

[@Festivex1]

I remember when I really wanted to be a police officer, but I got absolutely demolished by everyone around me.

[@bentcn8511]

This is what Defund the Police brings you.

[@Re.T986]

Just so that people know, "WE" don't all want the police defunded, that's asinine!

[@voltron8375]

@spatulalegs rather corrupt police than rampant thugs

[@DizzleOfficial]

@@spatulalegs I would much rather have 10 corrupt police officers than 100 criminals who are deemed above the law.

[@missingno81]

It actually isn’t, maybe look into it before making baseless comments.

[@stanleysanders9099]

@@voltron8375 so rather a person who can lie and make things up just to fill a quota

[@reaversadventure]

the problem isn't lack of police, its the softness of society to hold those accountable of crime and to take responsibly for ones own safety. Corporate policy from government to businesses has allowed this to happen. the police, or any agency, cant keep people safe as they are a reactive force. take your safety seriously as you will be the one there before the police.

[@crappymechanix51]

Yeah and end qualified immunity so the police can be held accountable for their actions.

[@Heyitzjames1776]

People don’t like one word and it’s AUTHORITY. It’s why God is being removed and shamed in America. Because someone else wants to “be in charge” and do whatever they want. Police are attacked now adays not for the few mishaps like they want you to believe run rampant but because THEY HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. I’m not a fan of police cause there the most unpatriotic organization but they do better than most these days to enforce morals. I’ve watched a lot of body cam footage and id say 80% to 85% of the time it wasn’t the police’s fault. Biased one sided narratives scare me more than police.

[@Digger-Nick]

@@crappymechanix51 You literally proved his point... Stop deflecting from the ACTUAL issues in society. Once you do that, the entire spotlight will be on police

[@kadarmuhammad5059]

The irony of you saying that when law enforcement literally have been committing crimes….

[@kfedyanks]

@@CraigScottFrost this only works in certain societies. The ones cops are leaving will turn in Angola.

[@no_Body2121]

Believe me, as someone who’s worked with the “public” in mental health, I have nothing but respect for the police that have to deal with uncooperative and dangerous people on the streets everyday. You have absolutely no idea what it’s like to do that until you’re in the situation.

[@watchmanonthewall2816]

I have no respect for a group of people that is part of a corrupt system and routinely violate peoples' rights.

[@Mistro07]

@@watchmanonthewall2816way to follow the tribalism of the US, you vs them right? They’re all bad right?

[@sandman38111]

This is a response to mistro07 who made the smart ace comment "way to follow tribalism". Yes bubba, the Majority of the Problem is with the tribe.. It's sense of unlimited entitlement. It's total disregard for the societal contract. The tribes disrespect for the police, the courts and rules in general. The hissy fits, the burning, looting and destroying of public and private property. Want me to go on ? I could continue all day.. The other night here in Memphis people at a gas station had to run for cover because two gangs of blacks got into a gun fight. I honestly wish we would have picked our own dammed cotton..

[@zeppkfw]

@@sandman38111 lmao that last part. If you think about it it should've been that way either way.

[@gunlover5564]

@@watchmanonthewall2816you don’t deserve rights, stfu and sit down.

[@maryjoyce7520]

41,000 dollars a year!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮 Your city should be ASHAMED!!!!!!!!

[@georgesmith4210]

Really hard to police those communities when the criminals dont value life or freedom, parents only show up after the kids have been shot or assaulted by an officer and there is a huge check to cash

[@couponnation]

Problem is the people are not afforded freedom or resources. Their answer is to increase the police state in Black areas.

[@smcneal057]

You apparently don't live in a community that has to deal with this. When you have a department of 25 officers and 5 of them are known to harass, beat, or use people on their beat what should happen? The obvious is to fire those cops, but you have police unions that fight for them, and fellow cops covering for them. So, you don't have just 5 bad apples you the 25 in that department along with those who are willing to keep up the blue wall of silence. They're even taught how to do this. So yes they do need to rebuild trust if there ever was any to start with.

[@georgesmith4210]

@@smcneal057 i would suggest for the criminals to stop commiting crimes, i have yet to see that abuse you mention happen to a lawyer or a doctor walking down the street at 2 pm

[@AdroitJake]

Because blacks are more violent and commit more crime per capita. You're fighting a fire you put water where it's flaming up.

[@ZivineYT]

@@georgesmith4210 I would suggest governments to provide social services so crime decreases. We live in a society, we can all be victims of our governments. Don't place all the blame on individuals when governments allocate funds.

[@christopherdavid1561]

I left my department solely because of inept management. The laziest people were routinely promoted not based on merit but because they threw someone under the bus or had a connection. My shift supervisor for example was a LT and she slept with whoever she had to to get promoted. Not surprisingly she’s now Dept Chief. Literally sucked her way to the top.

[@velociraptor6124]

Dam that *UCKS... But True....

[@oogway73]

Our society thrives on nepotism, it's become a national practice. If desire a greater postion, well, you'll have to bend the knee, or both knees.

[@j2msu341]

Same in uk and Australia

[@squidusn71]

Same in the military.

[@jsdropship6946]

Bologna story. You make it sound like the Hollywood movie industry or something. The people involved in that scandal would have been exposed and fired. You can't have people of low character and low morals like that in charge

[@Liz-bn8fw]

Communities need to step up to the plate and not only teach their kids respect, but be willing to work with law enforcement to keep their neighborhoods safe.

[@jamie7664]

Kinda hard to do when those same kids are holding a gun to your head and demanding the keys to your car. 🙆🏿‍♂️🙋🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️🙋🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️🙋🏿‍♂️

[@jntj3007]

@@jamie7664 The teaching should come long before kids reach the "holding a gun to your head" point.

[@kenethcull]

Stop letting trash come over the border like a flood.

[@godbless6939]

They are getting what they vote for

[@Romans1.24-27]

​@@jamie7664 yup

[@John-yf4ie]

I spent 8 years in the Military as a Military Police and went to become a Police Officer ! I decided to attend college and became a teach when I graduated! Sometimes I still think back and after watching all the problems a Police Officer must endure I'm glad I didn't! After watching the recent Baltimore City Riots I spoke to many officers that were there and many have left the department as the Mayor at that time did nothing but laugh at the destruction these thugs did to private business and especially destroying expensive Police Vehicles. They threw bottles at the Police. Still today nothing has changed to protect these officers. The same groups are on the streets doing what they please!! Citizens want police protection yet none are there to back them up. I live out in the country and I can say our police are well respected!! Our arrests and conviction is around 75-80%.

[@lowKut]

Police departments that are located in the hoods are losing a lot of cops which is sad for the actual law-abiding citizens that can not get out of these places.

[@michaelhorne8366]

"law-adding"?

[@greenbeanz5914]

Give me a break, they're leaving because they never wanted to serve and protect, they just wanted to murder and rape. Good riddance, the streets are safer without them.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

I think you meant law-abiding

[@momsspaghetti4504]

Its kinda good as well

[@roymcgrath9236]

All I know is that racesism and violence tweards wite people has gotten totally out of controll. Its black kkk ruling the streets in citys

[@timothythompson4036]

I know a guy who is a retired cop from FL. He also has a lot of contacts in NYC. He stated that recruiting has often so hard that they are scraping the bottom of the barrel to get recruits. They are accepting police recruits with felony drug convictions. This low quality of hires will create long term problems.

[@thekamotodragon]

this is absolutely true. I've noticed the number of gross negligent errors made by police on bodycam footage has risen drastically in the last year, and i think it's due to lower hiring standards because the cops in these videos are clearly corrupt people knowingly abusing their power. Previously, like 99% of bodycam incidents were genuinely good cops trying to do the right thing in hard situations and sometimes it doesn't work out. Basically I've been seeing less George Floyd style incidents where the situation was very grey and more Daniel Shaver types of incidents where the cops are clearly in the wrong.

[@thesquire6352]

like they are so good anyway? so many lawsuits paid out, so many police making mistakes, so many auditors catching police abusing their power..... it starts from the top, get rid of all the dinosaurs in charge that came up through a corrupt unfair system and start actually caring about people and the communities they serve instead of treating everyone as suspicious, its not surprising no one wants to be a cop, all you ever hear of is them being tyrants and in turn no one likes them anymore...........what kind of person WOULD join the police? not a good person.

[@thekamotodragon]

@@thesquire6352 but you're part of the problem tho, can you not see that? By getting on the hate train with the media and everyone else, you perpetuate more negativity towards and among police, making their work environment worse and fewer good people want to join, making there more likely to be bad incidents. The only way would be to cast them in a positive light again and start uplifting the police force in you want good cops to return, even though most cops are decent, it's just they're portrayed in a bad light and we only see the bad incidents. Unless ofc, you want police to continue going downhill until they no longer exist, then yea keep going on this path. I actually agree that we should try that, get rid of police all together for awhile, that way people can see what it's like without them and then will realize what they were complaining about wasn't a big deal compared to living in a criminal wasteland, they'll beg for them back and then we can move on with our lives.

[@eq1373]

How is someone with a felony drug conviction going to be legally able to carry a gun?

[@jesantonihevileon8611]

Because police department don't search for college graduate people to be real cops.

[@BradPitbull]

Arrest the judges and DAs that let criminals loose

[@shade9272]

No. Judges and DA's are bound by sentencing guidelines that are written by the politicians. Have a problem with them, those are the ones to blame.

[@curtrupp4259]

Bull 💩

[@tytraulich4987]

Police is communism and cancer

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

@@shade9272 No they're not. The guidelines are just that - guidelines, not requirements. The judges don't have to follow them. Neither do the DAs. There's a problem with your idea, which you have not mentioned. Don't feel bad, no one ever mention$ the problem with putting people in pri$on$ for long $entence$ in the$e di$cussion$ of crime.

[@saryn1829]

Same things starting to happen in the military across the board. We need to make this country something worth defending again before it’s too late, if it’s not already

[@aberdeenred47]

I retired from D.O.C. hudson country dept of corrections. Kearney, nj. It was horrible. They would have 1 officer work 4 tiers by themself. Officers getting attacked. Administration were inmate lovers. It was horrible. I never looked back. And they lower the standard of hiring, it is horrible

[@CorrectionalNurse2Convict]

We call them Hug A Thugs!

[@nickn7857]

All this due to a certain group of people not holding themselves accountable for their actions, but always feeling like the victim. Get training, get your concealed, and protect your families and yourself.

[@rayharvey1330]

White Liberals fault for making all the soft on crime policies...and bending down to wash criminal's feet.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

Agree and it's unfortunate that it's come to this. As a teen in the 80s and up to a few years ago, I never would have fathomed that I should need to be arming myself to go about my daily routine. I am fortunate to live in a semi rural, deep red southern area where people mostly behave themselves. Except for the crazy driving. I do not like going anywhere near large cities

[@reh3884]

Found the racist. Everyone drink.

[@rashb3994]

The country gets what it deserves for how they treated that group for a century. Accountability goes both ways and since the enforcement side had none, that energy and karma caught up to them. And as we can see it's catching up to the whole country now. All it did to others is happening to their own now. This was prophesized and so interesting to see.

[@antoniobrown8726]

Hell yeah because your kind is running up in schools killing toddlers, you forgot huh!

[@isaakdlg1737]

I don't blame police officers for feeling the way they do! 💯

[@pokeversexiong6737]

If I was an officer , I’d quit to, not worth risking my life for protected criminals.

[@sherimatukonis6016]

Any rational person knew that this is how "DEFUND POLICE" would turn out.

[@aprilgibson817]

Name a city that has actually defunded their police force? Most have actually increased funding for them bffrq

[@guyhall1414]

​@@aprilgibson817 sure go on believing that

[@markstallings5768]

@ April Gibson, how about New York City for starters. Right after the George Floyd videos came out it wasn’t very long after that the city council in New York City under Mayor DeBlasio led the efforts to defund the police by 1 BILLION dollars in 2020. The direct result of that action was that police lost many people who investigate homicides and clear such cases. Many anti-crime street units were removed as well all leading to chaos and lawlessness in New York City and across the country. St. Lious, Chicago, Portland Oregon, Seattle, they all defunded their police forces. Must I go on and list more cities for you?

[@rubiechagolla1042]

I agree with you 💯 these DemocRATS states have defund the police like where I live it's so bad these people have no respect for anyone or the police it's got so bad ever since the DemocRATS when after them they are to blind to me praying for the police officers all over this country 🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@richhauxwell7848]

@@markstallings5768 Please refrain from having a battle of wits with an unarmed person

[@JG-fx8jm]

What they don't say is that because departments are desperate for recruits, they are lowering the standards. My brother's a 25 year cop and he's sick of the weak candidates enrolling, only looking for a job and a bag grab for sign on bonuses. This encourages bad cops, unqualified cops.

[@cathytyson5177]

This is sad! I pray for all policemen and military!

[@meatmachine449]

Well thats very helpful…

[@FBAsolutions7532]

You're going to need that prayer when it's WAR.

[@debraallen63]

@@FBAsolutions7532 It's already War. Haven't you seen how they're using weather warfare, chemical warfare and psychological warfare since 2015 at minimum!!!!! Lockdowns were a Big part of the psychological Covid warfare. Wake up people!!!! They're killing You!!!!!! It's called Demicide - Death by Government.

[@daveglowa9546]

Judgement of America is upon us, MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON AMERICA. REPENT REPENT AMERICA

[@texaswayz2289]

Lol

[@mikesgmail896]

Stop making them social workers and pay them enough that they don’t have to be corrupt to survive.

[@DortonFarb]

Why would you assume that police "have to be corrupt"?

[@dianepereira1860]

We need to get these criminals off the streets. The judges are too lenient on violent crime and repeat offenders. The police put their lives on the line and the judges give them a slap on the hand.

[@VirtueCry]

America has the most criminals in jail. Judges are not lenient, they've very harsh. You'll find a couple of exceptions, but that's all they are, exceptions.

[@bluewave2024]

GOOD!!! This needs to happen in EVERY US CITY!!!! Defund the Police!! BLM BLM BLM!! THESE ARE OUR STREETS!!!!!!!!

[@christopher_martin]

it's not the judges, there hands are tied there are limits to the penalties you can put forth for each crime, that needs to go!

[@nathane2243]

You have a better chance of winning mega million

[@Qwertyytrwq92]

They learn worse behavior in jails-They learn how to be bad and make them WORSE than when they entered-

[@conductor6577]

We are witnessing the legacy of defunding the police in action! What is most tragic is politicians who vote to defund the police also vote for more personal security!

[@Skoora]

Yeah, if only that had actually happened. On average around the nation police budgets went up, not down. Just because it was a rallying cry doesn’t mean it was ever legislated. Same with CRT. Just because people cry about it being in middle or high school, doesn’t make it real as it is only taught at the college level.

[@michaelsatterfield7944]

@@Skoora wrong

[@legoat594]

@@michaelsatterfield7944 sounds like an opinion to me

[@icecreamsunday9912]

@@Skoora thank you

[@Jose_Jalapeno]

No. They actually funnel tax payer money for their hefty armed security. The Demokkkrat politicians don't ask, they just gaslight and take. And tell you suck it up, if you get robbed.

[@elmabrown2552]

They need to do what President from el Salvador is doing to keep his country safe.

[@AmyBairmommapreneur]

I agree! I was watching Jack Posobiec tonight and he was talking about this. El Salvador is fed up with all the crime from the gangs from MS-13

[@Zhello79]

​@@Diana-yn2ho Yeah but seeing this is America, it could lead to a military state route.

[@TheDukens90]

Too bad most US Governments is against that

[@MA-yl1er]

True sending criminals to the usa is working great for el salvador.

[@familyweyih]

As a black person who interviewed for a job at the world bank, I dropped out immediately I saw the troubles with the black community in America! It is scary! A friend from the U.S. visited us for 2 weeks in Switzerland and told us, it is actually worse than we see on TV! What‘s happening to these black communities? I used to think the prejudice against us (e.g. not family oriented) was exaggerated until lately I had to counsel some black couples. Here when Europeans split or divorce, they focus on their children, to minimize damage to the kids as much as possible! When black couples here divorce, both use the kids as leverage to hurt the other. Recently one such kid (only 14) took his dad‘s car (dad would let him drive it) hit a tree with other kids in there. The shocking thing though is how the police reacted! The law is just too weak!

[@DortonFarb]

​@@DR.Doom5150 FBI Table 43 reveals that black's make up 13% of the population, but commit the MAJORITY of robberies and murders.

[@raiderdare7462]

Isn’t that literally how everyone acts

[@kyledabearsfan]

It's mostly major Democrat controlled cities. They cut funding for police departments and stopped charging a ton of criminals. Now there are beatings and violence in the streets of most of the major cities. And although someone will say it's not true, just look at a map compared to where people voted and its pretty clear. Cities like San Francisco have open drug use in a lot of the city centers and a homeless issue, and a illegal immigrant crisis. These cities are in shambles due to poor leadership.

[@killermogle]

Hate to say, but it could be really anyone in the U.S. It's less a matter of race and more a matter of their socio-economic status. At this point in the U.S., if they're still poor then they're either stupid or doing something drastically wrong that they'd have to be stupid not to fix.

[@joelm4847]

@@killermogle unfortunately it is a race issue let’s stop pretending race doesn’t have a lot to do with the behaviors going on in this society

[@RafaelOtake]

It is not only a matter of salary and working conditions. It is about respect.

[@marcuslinton310]

Which police have none for the public.

[@RafaelOtake]

@@marcuslinton310 I live in a country where police corruption is very high. But I would not generalize that opinion. That line of thinking does not contribute to construct a better society.

[@marcuslinton310]

@@RafaelOtake Good point, yep, until police change their line of thinking, they will continue to have poor relations with the public.

[@lettersandwordsandstuffs]

@marcuslinton310 it's Baltimore....the public has a problem with the public...cops don't just target black people Marcus(all the time anyays) bet 100 bucks you're black with that comment lol

[@HAMMERHEAD-g3h]

​​@@marcuslinton310ah, police from this area are moving down to mine and they are great. We've got all kinds of police from California, Colorado and Chicago in my area now. We treat them with respect and they were good to us. We pay them good and they loved it. Can expect police to deal with turds all day and then be nice to everybody. If you think that's going to happen, you're living in fairyland. It's funny, all these alleged corrupt cops moved to my area and they have been nothing but nice to us. I've been pulled over probably 30 times and never had a problem.

[@AlanNAlaska]

I'm a police chief in a small town in Alaska. We too are having problems recruiting. If you or someone you know is interested in law enforcement and wants a good paying job, is motivated to enforce laws while working with the community as a member of the community, and have a strong moral compass, look any of us up. Any agency in Alaska has it better than the madness going on in the big cities. Yes, my town may be like Mayberry in the Andy Griffith show, but that's what allows me and my officers to go to work in a place that supports and respects us. We get to be part of the community and know everybody while making a good wage.

[@Wasssssuppppppp6869]

He'll no

[@yerocgolden]

F*** all y'all if you think that always just there not grateful and you're not seeing the bigger picture in the corruption in the police force the corruption in the system I hate when people don't want to just accept the truth that we are tired of these corrupt police and them not being reprimanded like they need to. There is no more peace there is no more waiting for justice if you don't understand that in 2023 as a human being when a black person says that then you need to disappear from from this planet because when I'm saying is it really hard to understand there is a route to this problem and you cannot say it's just because they're ungrateful and ghetto are you f****** serious you stupid people.... for even saying ungrateful because you're not even pointing the reason why he even got to that point why we de-stress police officers why we don't want them in the neighbors because of the s*** that they do what they've been doing the in justices that they've been doing the racial disparities that they always continue to push and never seem to want to fix so you're telling me ungrateful f*** you because you don't know how it feels to be black and to be hated by the police just because of your skin color it is that simple that's simplistic. For you to say that we don't want you we don't want your life because you're not worth it we don't want people like you because you're not down for morality you're not down for honesty and you're not down for uplifting human rights because for you just to say that simple comment showed you that you're just another bigot not wanting to deal with the real issue is in the issue is the Reformation of police officers of the wrongdoing and the out-of-control drugs that started because of the police in the 90s look at the show The wire you're telling me that you're just going to blame black people 2023 just because you're not telling me there is not a cause of it does not a cause of this disparity?????

[@WILLGRAYY]

I know you can’t give away details like the exact name of the town, but as someone who is interested I have a a few questions if you have time to answer: 1. Is past use of marijuana (at least once a week but stopping about a year ago) but no other drug use at all an automatic disqualifier? I live in a legal state but have been told that it is still a deal breaker in my area. 2. Does a criminal justice degree matter or would finance/ economics suffice? 3. What is the cost of living like in your area? 4. How should a potential out of state applicant proceed? Would they have to move to Alaska or would the preliminary hiring process be conducted online?

[@mathgasm8484]

I thought about it once but people are ungrateful for anything. I am prior military as well.

[@Br99klynINg24_8]

Union?

[@inkmartyr]

I live here in Baltimore and it is lawlessness and chaos. It is literally a spiritual warfare battle just to leave the house and live in peace. Prayers for Brothers and Sisters in Blue and those who are lost, May they find GOD and JESUS Lord Savior 🙏

[@annep.1905]

Amen. May God protect you. Praying for repentance and revival to come to Baltimore.

[@dillon2829]

You said the key phrase, “spiritual warfare” I have had my spirit attacked multiple times and this city and have seen my life get drained but I always build myself back up. You have to avoid this people like the plague

[@inkmartyr]

@usanation1280 Washington Village/Pigtown. We were affected by the E Coli couple months back

[@inkmartyr]

@usanation1280 retired LE (USAF/DOJ)

[@nymike06]

Sorry to hear that. Your words of faith and God are kind!

[@jason7053]

Who wants to be a cop these days when criminals can resist arrest then land you in jail for 20 years for trying to restrain them.

[@daisyreyes3256]

This world needs Jesus more than ever! The word of God did say that lawlessness would increase ...let's keep our police officers in prayer always 🙏 ❤️

[@gleenhillary8132]

Everyone on the lawless island must watch out our police officers stealing money from our bank and online trading investment account .

[@rukaslyricist]

It's all winding down now, even the atheists are gonna have to realise that. Hopefully before it's not too late.

[@mariabergdahl6898]

God is on the Throne! Jesus Christ is coming soon! I love Jesus!

[@JesusOurKing]

Amen 🙏

[@kathy571]

This is what you get when jews run your country - FACT 😡

[@laurenfromdownsouth]

I was talking to a sheriff deputy this week who said he was forced into leaving his job in PA because the criminals are treated better than those in law enforcement!

[@cathyosbourne6986]

Good thing they fight for more guns on the street hey

[@punisher5882]

Holly your information that u received is absolutely correct , unfortunately..😢

[@Finesser-94]

Sounds like a dirty cop

[@FlameHAZE2010]

Did he become a cop to be showered with praise or to do a job?

[@waefawawrgaw2835]

Lol the criminals act much better than the criminals in uniforms aka police

[@JericoLeslie]

The lack of racial diversity on the criminals is alarming

[@MM-sl3mo]

I know. And no one addresses it. Why can't we have more white people criminals?

[@helenodetroyo7035]

MOST OF THEM ARE FROM THE BLACK RACE.

[@mikelitten7489]

Alarming, but it shouldn’t be surprising

[@tommygun80127]

Are only white people racist?

[@jasonlee8156]

I know. The criminal world needs their own affirmative action program.

[@hclvchef]

Who would want to work where you have to coddle criminals or criminals complain that their feelings got hurt?

[@VSFilly]

On another note, many are also leaving Correctional work. Ohio has asked retirees to return to work in prisons.

[@jhayft0703]

Same in my state also. Most of us are looking elsewhere for work

[@wilfredolopez4768]

My nephew worked as a correctional officer. He quit because of all the racism inside the place. But not from inmates, racism from the same COs , and the same goes for police departments everywhere, the cops and correctional officers that are leaving are the good guys. They quit because of bad ones on they’re own team

[@VSFilly]

@@wilfredolopez4768 man I hate that! Terrible. I worked in 5 different prison and only one did I not witness racism. Believe it or not, it was the prison closest to Cincinnati. One day, all hate will be gone: I dream of that every single day. I wanted to add, my biggest challenges were also coworkers: definitely not inmates.

[@jhayft0703]

@@VSFilly I know the feeling.

[@1000YearsofPeaceplan]

God bless our good cops

[@NoName-rm1nv]

There are none...

[@1000YearsofPeaceplan]

@@NoName-rm1nv You're wrong about that A lots of good ones and they come in all colors

[@NoName-rm1nv]

@@1000YearsofPeaceplan just wait until they are given orders to beat you down or throw you in a internment camp for not complying with their illegal lockdowns which will be coming back in the form of climate lockdowns soon. Or maybe you just like bowing down and complying

[@1000YearsofPeaceplan]

@@NoName-rm1nv All so subtle it's already started You know they wanted to put the non-compliant unvaccinated in camps

[@1000YearsofPeaceplan]

@@NoName-rm1nv I'm in a tent on the Pentagon reservation with the "1000 Years of Peace plan" Don't be afraid to exploits I've been at Pentagon City for over a year now Governments are scared

[@warpig372]

I have been in Law Enforcement for almost 29 years and i can confirm that it will only get worse. In my State alone I will predict a mass exodus in the next 5 years. All us old timers only talk about retiring and taking jobs not involving politics and politically correct work. I truly feel sorry for the younger generation.

[@joemontes4658]

We’ll look how officers treat people. They’re supposed to protect the people not harass them but they do

[@Kevinschart]

how many bad officers have you turned in? how many tickets have you written because a person got "mouthy" with you.

[@cowel8734]

People talk of the few bad cops but never care for the majority who volunteer and do great in communities 10 out of 10 worthless criminals hate cops while thinking its cool to be a useless criminal. Just murmurers and complainers who don't do anything but destroy and make life hell for others.

[@yerocgolden]

F*** all y'all if you think that always just there not grateful and you're not seeing the bigger picture in the corruption in the police force the corruption in the system I hate when people don't want to just accept the truth that we are tired of these corrupt police and them not being reprimanded like they need to. There is no more peace there is no more waiting for justice if you don't understand that in 2023 as a human being when a black person says that then you need to disappear from from this planet because when I'm saying is it really hard to understand there is a route to this problem and you cannot say it's just because they're ungrateful and ghetto are you f****** serious you stupid people.... for even saying ungrateful because you're not even pointing the reason why he even got to that point why we de-stress police officers why we don't want them in the neighbors because of the s*** that they do what they've been doing the in justices that they've been doing the racial disparities that they always continue to push and never seem to want to fix so you're telling me ungrateful f*** you because you don't know how it feels to be black and to be hated by the police just because of your skin color it is that simple that's simplistic. For you to say that we don't want you we don't want your life because you're not worth it we don't want people like you because you're not down for morality you're not down for honesty and you're not down for uplifting human rights because for you just to say that simple comment showed you that you're just another bigot not wanting to deal with the real issue is in the issue is the Reformation of police officers of the wrongdoing and the out-of-control drugs that started because of the police in the 90s look at the show The wire you're telling me that you're just going to blame black people 2023 just because you're not telling me there is not a cause of it does not a cause of this disparity?????

[@Notme-tq4xs]

@@joemontes4658 What were you doing?

[@Alien300Blackout]

Why arrest someone when the state will just let them go after getting to jail

[@vince1638]

I did 35 years as a cop, retired in 2014. I am so appreciative that I had a great career during the last days of Police work being a very rewarding profession in America. The cities that have destroyed the job are full blown liberal, socialist enclaves that simply do not understand how rapidly their community will disintegrate without a great police force that is actively supported by smart, proven leadership and a population that respects the mission. Im afraid knee jerk politicians will simply add more money to wages as well as dropping professional requirements to get bodies into uniforms. That will fail miserably. Police work is a solemn vocation to most who apply and money is not that important to get the right candidates. My big west coast city went deep blue and you watched it burn every night for almost a year in 2021. Fortunately I fled 1000 miles before that year and found a small city in a deep Red County. Our Police are respected, well compensated (50 person force) and not abused by anyone. There are no openings. Says it all.

[@adilkhan7020]

What city is that?

[@jidowu6019]

I don't think you know what liberal or socialist means

[@maximusthemerciful9452]

@@jidowu6019oh I think he does. I think you do as well. It’s ok to admit that progressive liberal policies have ruined cities across this country.

[@sammyweed4771]

It’s easier to fool someone than to convince them they been fooled !!!

[@phillyaurora]

Good for you, enjoy retirement and posting comments on KZbin

[@glennp6413]

It's insane what an honest cop has to deal with on the job.GOD bless them.

[@abovebeyondandforever6571]

The few that there are.

[@georgeenke4937]

The overwhelming majority are honest.

[@abovebeyondandforever6571]

@@georgeenke4937 - 😅🤣😅🤣

[@theeoarsman921]

@@georgeenke4937 Probably, but most are either afraid or unwilling to help root out the bad ones!

[@evielknievel4972]

Not really. A huge number of them are abusers of law.

[@brocknspectre1221]

When I went to school to become a volunteer firefighter, there were four LEOs in my class. I asked them why they were there and they all said that they just wanted somebody to be happy to see them.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Funny how the much maligned police are suddenly 'valued' when their numbers start to drop of a cliff isn't it? All of a sudden, police officers 'matter.' Good luck to all the American police officers who walk out the door. Do NOT stay in an occupation that makes your miserable! I left the UK police after 16+ years, I grew to thoroughly detest the job, the abysmal management, the joke resource levels, dealing with an increasingly obnoxious general public..........GET OUT AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

[@Banton1010]

For those officers leaving..they are making the right choice🙏🏾

[@jameshilliard5405]

Why

[@Banton1010]

@@jameshilliard5405 why NOT!??

[@spooderdoggy]

Why? Why does a police department have to “win back people’s trust” when we are supposed to fault only bad apples and not the whole bushel? The main issue is actually education. Students are not learning what the rule of law is. In the Rule of Law we learn only the perpetrator is wrong and not the group he/her is part of. The whole police department is not to blame for a small group of individual officers/bad apples abusing powers. The worst thing to ever happen to America is most people believing the lie of Groupism. Groupism is all particular persons are define by the group they are part of and not as individuals. If one person is wrong than the whole group is wrong. We see this all throughout society. The result is tribalism and division between groups of people. Look at all the videos online of members of one group gang beating one or two members of another group like the racial fight videos. The police should not be defunded. The particular bad cops should be prosecuted and put out and the rest of police honored for their hard work.

[@MikeHunt-gz9dw]

Will go back to lynching soon Jamal your looting days won’t change

[@kidsniffer2654]

​@@jameshilliard5405 Why, because you get what you voted for or allowed to run your city.

[@Posark]

Thank you for reminding me to pray for our police officers. Their job is only getting harder, the more the spiritual forces of chaos are coming out. We need to pray for the police/law enforcement, and against the evil. Both things. “we are not fighting with flesh and blood”

[@caragare3214]

Pray for them

[@carlostrujillo4750]

Yes we need to pray for our local police, however, it's the fbi and ATF that are not friends of us citizens and sometime s local police.they arrests parents for speaking out at school pta meeting.its whoevers in charge.i believe we are in trouble.the Lord knows

[@Posark]

@@carlostrujillo4750 Yes there are people who are afraid of police because of injustice and brutality, as well. Or other law enforcement. The balance of power/law and order sometimes gets very unbalanced. “The Lord protects those who have no helper”

[@cathyosbourne6986]

More guns more guns more guns

[@que3nd137]

Yess…Prayer is needed, & fa!r honest cops are needed not raciall & harassingN other but beingN reallly a gud 0fficer N generall….But them leavingN the departmentt we know tha sum join the mart!all-law s0 thiz w!ll be the nextt move m!l!tary 0fficerz s0 nothingN getz better but more contr0l more f!ghtz…Less fa!rness

[@charlottewhite1277]

Honor and protect our local police department. 💯

[@silvermonk13]

This is what happens when you defund the police.

[@romeoramos6650]

If communities and local politicians refuse to support their Police and even calls for defunding? then let them do their own policing. So now they're feeling the sting of their own actions.

[@masterskater256]

Yup let eat each other

[@charleschenhua]

Problem is that these people won’t feel it until the people do something

[@watchmanonthewall2816]

Better than depending on incompetent government.

[@charlottewhite1277]

It's because the law doesn't protect them.

[@kennethmeeker6369]

There 600 cops short from defunding did you not see that part

[@charlottewhite1277]

@@kennethmeeker6369 , hmmm 🤔 wonder who was burning down the city and screaming " defund the police" careful what you ask for

[@9770G]

@@terencechambers7479 QI ain’t going anywhere so u can keep dreaming. If they got rid of QI there would be ZERO LEO left. So anyone with half a brain knows that’s never gonna happen 😂🤡

[@UniverseStrongestWarrior]

Lmao clown

[@shinzoruck7050]

As a former Infantry Marine who has been overseas a couple times, and having been a police officer for the last 15 + years, the "silent majority" who have sat by and allowing politics and agendas to strip them of their safety, by not paying attention or not participating and pushing back on those sinful politicians tearing away at the fabric of protection for all. Additionally, there is a HUGE lack of leadership at the top of most municipal police departments (Work for a Sheriff, not a Chief) - Chief's are beholden to city managers and city councils (whatever their political agendas are as well, good or bad). Sheriff's are elected, as the answer to their constituents and true stake holders - let that sink in! In addition, the pay and lack of benefits are also causing senior officers who train the younger newer officers to leave, given they understand their true worth. I left for private security world and doubled my salary, get treated accordingly for my experience/service, and I'm not called a racist POS daily anymore. The system broke it self, the US cities will have a hell of time correcting this, you can NOT replace experience and wisdom overnight, the system will not get better for at least another 5 years to a decade, given it takes on average 2 years of training before most officers are on their own. When you don't appreciate what you have, you can't wine about it once it's gone! I pray and hope God keeps everyone safe. If I can impart one bit of advice, learn and understand how your local public safety works, the laws in your state and quit outsourcing your protection/safety to the government, like many of families before us did not do. Be blessed and may Christ keep everyone diligent and safe.

[@velociraptor6124]

What!!!!!! How dare you make sense on social media....*Sarcasm*

[@shinzoruck7050]

@@velociraptor6124 - appreciate it! Really wish it wasn’t the case, but hope is not a plan of action!

[@gomthaol]

Because it has become ironically illegal for officers to enforce laws and detain criminals.

[@vitogriffin8902]

This is why people can't leave their safety in the hands of others. You're either gonna have rogue street thugs or rogue government thugs abusing you if you refuse to take the task on your own shoulders. There's no righteous gangs out there; only predators in groups.

[@eksbocks9438]

Pretty much. Criminals and jerks barge into their city. And the fools who live there would rather take a pacifist approach to it.

[@votpavel]

one reason police might be defunded is to get rid of them so they can move in and confiscate all your guns, right now the cops refuse this practice and stand with citizens - no cops=another group that will move in and listen to the government and go against citizens

[@AI-xe5jr]

Thank God for the 2nd Amendment!

[@vitogriffin8902]

@@AI-xe5jr what's left of it anyway..

[@jdos5643]

Meanwhile El Salvador is rounding up all their criminals and throwing them In cages where they belong and leaving them there for life.

[@maryreese3554]

Concentrated Parental discipline is a must. Would be a great help.

[@bluewave2024]

GOOD!!! This needs to happen in EVERY US CITY!!!! Defund the Police!! BLM BLM BLM!! THESE ARE OUR STREETS!!!!!!!!

[@brandyjohn]

Police Officers' starting pay should be a minimum of $75K - $100K, based on qualifications and education. Crime and sin are about to become so rampant in our society, even BLM will be begging for Police Officers.

[@clarissabrooks4353]

It's sad politicians getting paid 4× cops pay with security with the ability to give themselves raises something is wrong with that picture

[@thekamotodragon]

exactly i think it has to get worse to get better, policing in the US rn is kind of a mess and i think for it to improve and be a profession with only the BEST people working in it, it has to to have much better pay and training, but that would never happen in our brainwashed society as it is currently. So, i think the only solution is to force people to see reason by having all police officers leave their positions and go on strike or something for a few weeks/months. By the time they return, everyone would be begging for them back and if they aren't then maybe our society doesn't deserve the privilege of a police force, considering how ungrateful everyone is and how much everyone is seemingly siding with the criminals. BTW, if you're wondering where they should get the extra funding to increase officer pay would come from... if i was in charge, it'd come straight from the biggest criminals of all, politicians lol.

[@velociraptor6124]

@@thekamotodragon That's how it works, you as a cop can stand 3 feet from 1 person shooting another person in the head...and even if the shooter is arrested charged and jailed, The officer is still subject to 1-900-who-can-I-Sue and any departmental violations that the political masters have and or create..... Sounds Like Fun.....Hahahahahahahah......Opps forgot to tell you that's with a body camera and also the trial by social media concluded....Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@garth217]

In 2022 Baltimore had 333 homicides, with a population of just under 600,000. In Canada there was 667 homicides for the whole country. The issue is drugs and guns

[@YernBelfus400]

The issue isn't guns. The issue is DEMOCRATS.

[@Me2thesea]

Yea here in Austin, TX where they are down over 300 officers. The city had to bring in 75 state police officers to help. The whole defund the police movement is blowing up in their faces and now our communities are rampant with crime and response times are really high.

[@byronryan4216]

🤣

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

And then when they brought in the Texas state troopers the mayor of Austin was complaining that to many people were being arrested lol

[@kellykersten8828]

Austin is a disgusting representation of Texas.

[@mps9608]

That is insane, $49k for a police officer. We pay our temps better than that. Police should make 6 figures for all they have to put up with.

[@alejandrogaricia2252]

Your off 6 figures lol

[@carlosleiva5169]

Amen to that.

[@targgthewise2892]

@@alejandrogaricia2252reeeeeeeeetard

[@caesars.3261]

For eating donuts ? I’ve had horrible experiences with cops not doing they dam jobs. Pretty sure many relate 😂

[@seeyourselfclear3518]

I say the same about educators. All races are showing more and more disrespect and parent ensure you can't speak to their child so teachers are finding other jobs as well. The good ones with passion are burnt out. Sad what the next few years will bring. When I was growing teachers corrected me and then my parents did after getting home. That assisted with respect for others. Rarely seen today. Pray for this generation and the next to get a hold on it.

[@Valkross9]

"Streamlining" recruiting process kinda has me worried. Streamlining usually means hurried, and hurried can result in unqualified recruits. This was one of the things activists were fighting against. Good job, activists. You played yourselves.

[@magmat0585]

yep. Gonna bet those memphis cops that beat that guy to death for messing around with one of their wives/ex wives were part of a streamlined process.

[@SincereIgnorance1967]

@@magmat0585 They were hired before streamlining.

[@yuankun99]

Do you want highly qualified Police officers to risk their lives for an ungrateful population and at minimal salary, is that right? No wonder there's a mass exodus of police officers. We need good salaries and more respect to the police.

[@margiemontgomery3528]

Our politicians in Congress pay should be cut so therefore we could increase police officers pay and their insurance

[@boston312]

back in the early 2000s when I was applying for law enforcement in the LA area there were about a thousand applicants for just one or two positions at a department. Nowadays, you cant give the job away

[@tracy1394]

How's that defund the police working out for you?

[@cathyosbourne6986]

It has not being done anywhere do some research dingus

[@tchlin]

They asked for this and now they got it. Next is lowering the standard which will result in worse police officers being hired.

[@Ryan-cs9mw]

I can't tell you how many times I applied to be a police officer to have them say no. Clean backround, great references, and never in trouble. I have no sympathy, I tried my part. They told me just to stick with the fire department.

[@alexs3482]

100% the truth.. same with the military, moaning they dont have enough recruits but want people that have never littered in their life

[@thastayapongsak4422]

Please stick to the fire department. You will do more good that way.

[@Bubajumba]

Not surprised they demand a clean background. Trying to eliminate the bad apples before you put them in the casket with the other ones basically, considering how impactful they are for the rest

[@Jamal-jv8yc]

They’re doing you a favour. Send them some donuts to thank them.

[@raenaj4749]

You obviously didn’t pass the psychological exam if there was nothing else preventing you’re eligibility

[@richhauxwell7848]

Currently I question why anyone in their right mind would want to become a Law Enforcement Officer or a Teacher.

[@markschuler1511]

Most days my mental health wouldn't allow me to pursue either career. A close third would be nursing. No thank you. 👎 👎 👎

[@richhauxwell7848]

@@YouareasheepX I do interact with todays youth, but only in small doses. Lord help us. Just kidding, it's only 3% that are an issue

[@thekamotodragon]

@@YouareasheepX i think he's pointing out how these jobs are now set-up to be so bad that they won't make anyone happy, even the most die-hard police or teaching fanatic, and that's because the pay and working conditions are atrocious. For cops, their community hates them, their boss and politicians condemn them, you can't make any mistakes on the job, and everyday you have to work with the worst scumbags society has to offer, all for $48k a year... who in their right mind would agree to that? Society will literally collapse before big cities in the US actually pay their cops a living wage lol.

[@misterb1132]

Couldn't agree more. Been teaching for 28 years and can hardly stand what is has become.

[@Omar-jk8ny]

Fr thankless jobs with so much responsibility

[@jeromedamian5740]

You have to look at what created these problem in the first place. What made being a officer so difficult, you have to look at the actions of the history within the system and outside the system. Because this didn't happen overnight.

[@90swerethebest10]

I’m sure millions on the left screaming ACAB for a few years had nothing to do with it. 🤡

[@vitogriffin8902]

Them acting like thugs is what made their job so difficult. If they didn't act stupid then people wouldn't hate them.

[@jasonlucas2328]

After BLM and calling for defunding of police, who wants to be a police officer?