Heads up Memphis and all of Tennessee, this is gonna be bad!

[DG23]

Same situation in every major city nationwide.

Liberal cities perhaps.

None of the smaller (non liberal cities) around Memphis has these problems with a lack of officers.

Another way Memphis screws itself (and their officers) is with their residency requirements. Lots and lots of potential officers living just outside the city limits that 'could' join the force but noooo. They are required to live there in Memphis and pay those higher taxes.

The city council intentionally lowers their pool of possible resources with those residency requirements. LOTS of people like me don't mind working in Memphis but we darn sure don't want to actually LIVE there or own a home there. (not to mention having our kids stuck in that school system there)

[titsonritz]

“SCORPION” seems like a terrible name for an organization to “Restore Peace”.

But it sounds cool and has a camouflage pattern with the same name.

[DG23]

Looks like that happened in July 2016 and was reversed Fall 2022. There are millions who will never get on a better earlier retirement system.

Wonder if the footage letting the public see what was going on will trigger another referendum?

Also, your initial mention of that didn't include the old retirement system being opened up to the recent hires and in fact made it sound like they were stuck on the less preferable new system.

What good is any referendum if the city is going to do what they want to regardless of what the citizens want and VOTE for?

(keep reading on the new vs old systems - you are not quite there yet in your understanding of ALL of the changes made)

[jsbhike]

What good is any referendum if the city is going to do what they want to regardless of what the citizens want and VOTE for?

Did the billboards, print ads, and radio/TV commercials mention incidents like this one or were those details obscured?

[LoboTBL]

Liberal cities perhaps.

None of the smaller (non liberal cities) around Memphis has these problems with a lack of officers.

Another way Memphis screws itself (and their officers) is with their residency requirements. Lots and lots of potential officers living just outside the city limits that 'could' join the force but noooo. They are required to live there in Memphis and pay those higher taxes.

The city council intentionally lowers their pool of possible resources with those residency requirements. LOTS of people like me don't mind working in Memphis but we darn sure don't want to actually LIVE there or own a home there. (not to mention having our kids stuck in that school system there)

Most major cities are liberal and have been for quite some time. Officers leave large cities/departments in droves and go to work in those smaller cities. And yes, residency requirements are asinine. If Houston, as big as it is, had a residency requirement it would lose over half of the officers on the department.

[DG23]

Did the billboards, print ads, and radio/TV commercials mention incidents like this one or were those details obscured?

You seem to believe that Memphis in general is anti-police.

Question: What riots did we have today or last night? Any burning of buildings???

(none and no...)

And there won't be any because the vast majority here want MORE police and not less. Better quality police would be nice but when you are as short as we are....

[DG23]

Most major cities are liberal and have been for quite some time. Officers leave large cities/departments in droves and go to work in those smaller cities. And yes, residency requirements are asinine. If Houston, as big as it is, had a residency requirement it would lose over half of the officers on the department.

Which is exactly WHY the Memphis city council has that rule and refuses to budge on it...

[jsbhike]

You seem to believe that Memphis in general is anti-police.

Question: What riots did we have today or last night? Any burning of buildings???

(none and no...)

And there won't be any because the vast majority here want MORE police and not less. Better quality police would be nice but when you are as short as we are....

Seems like an odd thing to want to pay up front for considering the private sector in Memphis is well known for delivering an equivalent service with no reoccurring fees or contracts.

[Averageman]

“Is yelling for your mom the new in thing with young men getting arrested? I have heard that now in various recent vids.”

Whether the deceased got a beatdown for resisting or messing with another man’s wife… who knows. But they both can result in physical repercussion. Best to avoid.

I've never heard a wounded guy call for his accountant, podatrist or even his Wife.
Mom is the overall winner in this catagory, I have heard someone call for his kids one time though.

Edit to add.
Beating up another Man for banging your old lady is a cuck move. Really, just grab your shi* and move out.

[DG23]

Edit to add.
Beating up another Man for banging your old lady is a cuck move. Really, just grab your shi* and move out.

Not buying any of that story until I see or read / hear some real evidence.

Internet garbage is what that is until then.