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The left is totally not a cult.
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Rioters Beginning To Worry They Can No Longer Loot Safely
U.S.—For the past few months, the riots across America have been relatively peaceful, with people able to loot stores, beat bystanders, and burn down buildings without any fear of violence. That has changed recently, though, with the deployment of the National Guard in some places and the...
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Bahaha and Kamala Harris raises money to bail out violent criminals arrested during the violent riots of Biden supporters
Is that how Dems condemn violence??? Biden supporters are currently the most violent people in the US. They destroy their own Dem controlled cities and then the Dem mayors and governors blame Trump.
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Not that I believe clickbaity subs on pictures. Seems more suited for reddit or twitter, but I find it funny that Alex Salazar is only exposing corruption after leaving the force. Guess he needed income as a activist.
Not that much fun when you get back what you enjoyed handing out
I didn't know about a lot of these so have compiled links to each one for those that are interested..
Curt Standsbury
Former Wilmington police sergeant reinstated as corporal
WILMINGTON -- The Wilmington Civil Service Commission ruled late Thursday that a once-fired police sergeant can return to work.
Captain Ray Lewis
Retired Cop Ray Lewis Blames Corporate America for the Situation in Ferguson
In 2011, veteran Philadelphia police officer Ray Lewis became a mascot for the non-hippies at Occupy Wall Street. Last week he brought his colorful brand of activism to Ferguson.
www.vice.com
Shanna Lopez
How a Rookie Exposed a Ring Inside DPD
Shanna Lopez would still be policing the streets of Dallas today if she hadn’t stumbled onto a ring of DPD veterans trying to inflate their arrest numbers by preying on those they had sworn to protect.
www.dmagazine.com
Cariol Horne
A Buffalo police officer says she stopped a fellow cop's chokehold on a black suspect. She was fired.
Cariol Horne said the image of George Floyd dying at the hands of police in Minneapolis is triggering.
www.cbsnews.com
Alex Salazar
Down the Rabbit Hole: Breaking the Code of Silence of a Vicious Police Culture - Latino Rebels
Many people are unaware of just how dark a flourishing and shady police subculture really is. Police brutality has been brought to the forefront of society, perhaps due to the influx of social media usage and smartphones. Today we are catching gross violations of the law carried out by police...
www.latinorebels.com
Joe Crystal
Baltimore to pay $42K to whistle-blower former officer who found rat on car
Baltimore’s spending panel approved a $42,000 settlement Wednesday with a former police officer who alleged that the department failed to protect him after he reported misconduct by fellow officers. The city’s Board of…
www.baltimoresun.com
Regina Tasca
Bogota police officer wins discrimination lawsuit after getting fired
BOGOTA, New Jersey (PIX11) — A Bogota police officer has gotten her job back after being brought up on charges of not aiding an officer and suspended and subsequently fired three years ago. …
www.pix11.com
Laura Schook
Whistle-blowing police officer terminated by merit commission
Laura Schook was fired by a 4 to 1 vote by the department's merit commission.
www.whas11.com
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What Unhappy fails to mention is that police corruption is a Bipartisan problem. No one hates bad cops more than good cops.I didn't know about a lot of these so have compiled links to each one for those that are interested..
Curt Standsbury
Former Wilmington police sergeant reinstated as corporal
WILMINGTON -- The Wilmington Civil Service Commission ruled late Thursday that a once-fired police sergeant can return to work.greensboro.com
Captain Ray Lewis
Retired Cop Ray Lewis Blames Corporate America for the Situation in Ferguson
In 2011, veteran Philadelphia police officer Ray Lewis became a mascot for the non-hippies at Occupy Wall Street. Last week he brought his colorful brand of activism to Ferguson.
Shanna Lopez
How a Rookie Exposed a Ring Inside DPD
Shanna Lopez would still be policing the streets of Dallas today if she hadn’t stumbled onto a ring of DPD veterans trying to inflate their arrest numbers by preying on those they had sworn to protect.
Cariol Horne
A Buffalo police officer says she stopped a fellow cop's chokehold on a black suspect. She was fired.
Cariol Horne said the image of George Floyd dying at the hands of police in Minneapolis is triggering.
Alex Salazar
Down the Rabbit Hole: Breaking the Code of Silence of a Vicious Police Culture - Latino Rebels
Many people are unaware of just how dark a flourishing and shady police subculture really is. Police brutality has been brought to the forefront of society, perhaps due to the influx of social media usage and smartphones. Today we are catching gross violations of the law carried out by police...
Joe Crystal
Baltimore to pay $42K to whistle-blower former officer who found rat on car
Baltimore’s spending panel approved a $42,000 settlement Wednesday with a former police officer who alleged that the department failed to protect him after he reported misconduct by fellow officers. The city’s Board of…
Regina Tasca
Bogota police officer wins discrimination lawsuit after getting fired
BOGOTA, New Jersey (PIX11) — A Bogota police officer has gotten her job back after being brought up on charges of not aiding an officer and suspended and subsequently fired three years ago. …
Laura Schook
Whistle-blowing police officer terminated by merit commission
Laura Schook was fired by a 4 to 1 vote by the department's merit commission.
Maybe with more funding, better pay & health benefits corruption would decrease.
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For a light read...
theintercept.com
It reminds me very much of the TV show "The Shield" definitely worth a watch for those that haven't
In the Chicago Police Department, If the Bosses Say It Didn’t Happen, It Didn’t Happen
Two young officers began to hear rumors of a drug gang operating within the Chicago Police Department. They were skeptical at first.
theintercept.com
It reminds me very much of the TV show "The Shield" definitely worth a watch for those that haven't
His post made no mention of right/left, it just showed that police have a way of protecting their own. I agree, good cops hate bad cops but far too often mediocre cops are all about not rocking the boat.
Am not a fan of defunding, but am also not a fan of things like asset forfeitures going to fund police departments. I think some cops in certain departments get paid pretty well, I think reforms in hiring and training as well as real consequences for misconduct would yield better results.
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They can make a living yes, especially when they take overtime shifts. This causes burn out and officers are more on edge with makes confrontations worse. I don't think any of us would WANT to see or experience what they do for that amount of money. Take this in comparison to what people like AOC earns and then complains its not enough?
Average New York Police Department (NYPD) Salary in 2024 | PayScale
The average salary for New York Police Department (NYPD) employees is $77,927 in 2024. Visit PayScale to research New York Police Department (NYPD) salaries, bonuses, reviews, benefits, and more!
www.payscale.com
NY has a $6B budget and that may sound extreme until you take into account that they have a staff of almost 60k people. So if you take into consideration the property costs, equipment costs, training costs and then finally, usually the most expensive, cost of salary you do not have enough wiggle room.
To replace police with safety officers or counselors for certain situations like domestic disputes might sound good, but in reality these are usually the most dangerous situation. most would refuse to go without an armed escort. So this adds to the budget requirement.
As you mentioned better training is key, but I estimate that this will increase training cost by 30-50%.
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Higher salary, better healthcare especially counseling, more training, add different auxiliary units like social workers.
Agree with all of that, and as you rightly say, better trained and better-qualified cops will cost more money but hopefully it will also attract a better calibre of person to the job. At the moment any gung-ho bully can seemingly get a job in law enforcement in the states, even cops that are fired from one local PD seem to have no problem getting a job down the road in the next town.They can make a living yes, especially when they take overtime shifts. This causes burn out and officers are more on edge with makes confrontations worse. I don't think any of us would WANT to see or experience what they do for that amount of money. Take this in comparison to what people like AOC earns and then complains its not enough?
Average New York Police Department (NYPD) Salary in 2024 | PayScale
The average salary for New York Police Department (NYPD) employees is $77,927 in 2024. Visit PayScale to research New York Police Department (NYPD) salaries, bonuses, reviews, benefits, and more!
NY has a $6B budget and that may sound extreme until you take into account that they have a staff of almost 60k people. So if you take into consideration the property costs, equipment costs, training costs and then finally, usually the most expensive, cost of salary you do not have enough wiggle room.
To replace police with safety officers or counselors for certain situations like domestic disputes might sound good, but in reality these are usually the most dangerous situation. most would refuse to go without an armed escort. So this adds to the budget requirement.
As you mentioned better training is key, but I estimate that this will increase training cost by 30-50%.
TLDR :
Higher salary, better healthcare especially counseling, more training, add different auxiliary units like social workers.
This is more than a little scary...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-training-weeks-united-states/
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It won't directly attract better candidates, but it will increase competition which will then accomplish this. I wish SA did this with education and police as well.
Both parties have recommended reforms for weeding out Cops with charges just going to different departments
Hopefully reforms don't get bogged down by petty differences. Agree with a main bill stopping certain practices and then add amendments with time. Don't understand why they want the perfect bill from the get go. Case and point the stimulus holdups.
POS cops