To the LEO on this forum: Quit

[Leuthas]

In all of this, I've found a little irony in that it seems the people calling for the abolition of or to defund the police are the very same people who the police are protecting from otherwise justifiable defense of life or property.

[The_War_Wagon]

I have eluded to this, and seen it posted as well on other threads. The end game of this 'defund the police' movement is lot more sinister, evil, and controlling than one would suspect. A National police force, ala gestapo, taking orders from an unpleasant, perhaps falsely elected ComDem administration, would be disastrous.

Before we get to this...^^^

There will be a huge exodus soon, especially in the older police officers who have already passed retirement age. The quality of new recruits will suffer, to put it mildly. Survival instincts will constrain the officers who are willing to serve because they feel they can truly benefit society or it is a family tradition.

As the number of officers drops, the municipalities will throw money at recruits, drastically reduce required qualifications, and start issuing waivers to the recruits who can't even clear the lowered bar. Law enforcement academies will be forbidden to fail anyone, on the grounds that officers are needed and the departments will have the opportunity to correct any deficiences once the recruits become officers. All leadership positions will be filled by people of color, preferably female or gender fluid with homosexuality being a bonus.

We're gonna have THIS ^^^, and neither one will be funny.

[1168]

Last night I did medical coverage for our cops that were protecting an area from this new wave of nonsense downtown. There were a few trouble makers, including people yelling bigoted slurs at us(really?). Quite a few people were just curious about what was going on and took pictures, or asked us questions. But something else surprised me. There were a lot of people, walking home or otherwise going about there lives, that thanked us, or told us we were doing a good job. One lady even made a point to walk up and go down the sidewalk to give us all high fives (prolly has the rona, lol). These people outnumbered the haters and were from a variety of demographics. If I had to guess, probably more were black than white.

Some areas may still be salvageable. It probably helps that we don’t seem to have a reputation for violent interactions or racial policing here.

[WillBrink]

I don't understand how anyone at this point in time would want to be an LEO.

Neither do I but I sure as hell don't want them to quit. I value civil society too much and the thin blue line is not a metaphor.

We citizens need to find a way to step up and support LE better.

[Vic79]

How did last night go in Atlanta news doesn’t really seem to want to give it too much attention?
Did day shift show up?

[Whiskey_Bravo]

How did last night go in Atlanta news doesn’t really seem to want to give it too much attention?
Did day shift show up?

Not sure but zone 6 scanner is really quite this morning. Not sure what to compare it to historically though.

[Averageman]

Neither do I but I sure as hell don't want them to quit. I value civil society too much and the thin blue line is not a metaphor.

We citizens need to find a way to step up and support LE better.

Ironically if you look at the post Civil War South during early reconstruction, there simply wasn't enough Law Enforcement to keep the peace. This lack of numbers, an onerous Federal Government enforcing unwanted regulations and a lot of post war hate resulted in vigilante groups.
I believe this was what the Civil Rights Movement was organized to stop?
So why are we one hundred and fifty years later reducing the numbers of law enforcement at the same time we are seeing the early uprisings in vigilantism and rebellion? Are we sliding in to what may be a un declared civil war by mid summer?
How much push until push back?
How long until the lynchings start...again?

[PracticalRifleman]

Ironically if you look at the post Civil War South during early reconstruction, there simply wasn't enough Law Enforcement to keep the peace. This lack of numbers, an onerous Federal Government enforcing unwanted regulations and a lot of post war hate resulted in vigilante groups.
I believe this was what the Civil Rights Movement was organized to stop?
So why are we one hundred and fifty years later reducing the numbers of law enforcement at the same time we are seeing the early uprisings in vigilantism and rebellion? Are we sliding in to what may be a un declared civil war by mid summer?
How much push until push back?
How long until the lynchings start...again?

It’s by design, my friend.


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[joedirt199]

There is still lots of support out there for law enforcement. I can't go to a restaurant to eat lunch and not have someone pay for my meal. I try to turn them down but they are persistent. So I pay it forward to the next person in line or give what I would have paid as a tip to the waitress. We have been given snacks, gift cards, packs of water, etc from people showing their support.

The real hit will be at the academy level as people will stop applying. More bad cops will get through as depts will need bodies and lower their standards for new applicants. Good cops will quit early to find other employment.

[WillBrink]

Ironically if you look at the post Civil War South during early reconstruction, there simply wasn't enough Law Enforcement to keep the peace. This lack of numbers, an onerous Federal Government enforcing unwanted regulations and a lot of post war hate resulted in vigilante groups.
I believe this was what the Civil Rights Movement was organized to stop?
So why are we one hundred and fifty years later reducing the numbers of law enforcement at the same time we are seeing the early uprisings in vigilantism and rebellion? Are we sliding in to what may be a un declared civil war by mid summer?
How much push until push back?
How long until the lynchings start...again?

And Grant had to send troops several times to get it under control, and developed a task force to deal with the Klan, and was quite effective at it. Once he left office, the will and interest to continue what he and Lincoln started died and would not be resurrected for 100+ years with the civil Rights movement.

It’s by design, my friend.

It certainly feels that way.