How much is a police officer's salary? Surely enough that $200 isn't significant. Definitely not worth risking your career over. Why do people do these things?
Becasue they are stupid. The question is - why did the selection process not pick up on that?
We have a severely undermanned police force in New Orleans, at least 500 below what is needed. The applicant pool is not great due to poor education system in a poverty stricken city with almost no middle class.
There is a reason for that. And knowing the issues that cops face in the US today, it is probably this: normal educated-with-high-moral-standards people do not want to go to the police, since today's view of the profession is mostly negative, thanks to the left-leaning MSM touting that. That means, that instead of that kind of candidates, you will be hiring from people with MUCH lower standards and with other motivations in joining the force. And the thing is - if that is the case, even increasing salaries 40-60% will not help to turn the situation around. Berkeley police (California) is going through this same situation of severe understaffing right now (a lot of cops left for other cities departments that are less fond of antifa)
Actually it’s because our mayor instituted a hiring freeze several years ago when he should not have. But nice try pushing your agenda onto a place you literally know nothing about.
So, why does "hiring freeze" that the mayor supposedly instituted, affect those officers already serving in the force? Why are they thinking about leaving? What happened?
I call BS on what you offered as a dismissal.. Here is why: 1) Berkeley is known as one of the most socialist places in the US. It is a fact. 2) The mayor is a well known supporter of antifa and was in friends on their facebook page for quite some time. It is a fact. 3) he is supporter of a group of "By Any Means Necessary". It is a fact. 4) Police did not respond to the riots in the way it should have (supposedly due to the mayor ordering that).
Now, (according to you) all those facts (1-3) are completely coincidental to the fact that police officer numbers are dwindling in that city. But, of course, you are correct, since you wrote software for NOPD. (which is still irrelevant to the facts and the problem at hand) /s SMH
StrangeDays was simply saying he or she doesn't believe that the political leaning is the cause of NOPD's problem, and you drew the wrong conclusion by equating the situation of BPD with NOPD's. I think you completely misunderstood his or her post.
Could this be down to the way you buy things in an Apple Store, i.e. you don't take items to a till and pay in the typical way - you pick up items and it's paid via an Apple t-shirt wearing person's iPhone/iPad. Could she possibly have been in a rush/flustered and after being at the service desk thought, "oh I forgot the earpods I bought" and picked them up on the way out, forgetting that she said she would actually buy them another time.
How much is a police officer's salary? Surely enough that $200 isn't significant. Definitely not worth risking your career over. Why do people do these things?
Becasue they are stupid. The question is - why did the selection process not pick up on that?
We have a severely undermanned police force in New Orleans, at least 500 below what is needed. The applicant pool is not great due to poor education system in a poverty stricken city with almost no middle class.
There is a reason for that. And knowing the issues that cops face in the US today, it is probably this: normal educated-with-high-moral-standards people do not want to go to the police, since today's view of the profession is mostly negative, thanks to the left-leaning MSM touting that. That means, that instead of that kind of candidates, you will be hiring from people with MUCH lower standards and with other motivations in joining the force. And the thing is - if that is the case, even increasing salaries 40-60% will not help to turn the situation around. Berkeley police (California) is going through this same situation of severe understaffing right now (a lot of cops left for other cities departments that are less fond of antifa)
Never pass on an opportunity to blame something on you own personal belief system.
Simple answer is police now a days feel entitled. Far too many times have I read stories concerning police abuse, sexual, financial, cohersive or otherwise.
The selection process didn't pick this up because the selection process likely condones this behacior
If this would have been a ma and pa shop, they would have locked the owners up for complaining
Your head is entirely up your ass. You lack even an iota of critical thinking.
How much is a police officer's salary?Surely enough that $200 isn't significant. Definitely not worth risking your career over. Why do people do these things?
Wholly irrelevant. NOSO probably doesn't pay a lot compared to a great many police department/sheriffs offices, but that doesn't matter. You take an oath, put on a badge, you have standards to uphold and live by. She failed to do so.
adm1 said: Could she possibly have been in a rush/flustered and after being at the service desk thought, "oh I forgot the earpods I bought" and picked them up on the way out, forgetting that she said she would actually buy them another time.
That's a charitable thought but I doubt it. If it were the case, it's unlikely she would have resigned. It's possible she accidentally walked out with them and resigned because she knew no one would believe her. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Unfortunately, NOPD and the SO have earned bad reputations, similar to Miami where a lot of people were hired back in the 70s and 80s who had no business being in law enforcement.
Part of the reason that so many BPD cops want to leave is because it's tough to do good police work there. The mayor as ordered that mutual aid is never be requested. WTF? The mayor has prohibited helicopters and canine units to respond to Berkeley to assist their officers pursuing violent criminals. 'Yeah, there aren't enough of you and you're not getting help. Now do your job!!' Livin' the dream. Decisions like this come from people who've never put on a badge and know nothing about police work.
Recently Charles Plummer, former Chief of Police in Hayward CA and subsequently Sheriff of Alameda County died. He was a great Sheriff and greatly advanced the professionalism of the ACSO. He left Berkeley as a Captain (and acting Chief) to pursue a career in law enforcement, which merely gets lip service in the BPD.
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StrangeDays was simply saying he or she doesn't believe that the political leaning is the cause of NOPD's problem, and you drew the wrong conclusion by equating the situation of BPD with NOPD's. I think you completely misunderstood his or her post.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/1995/03/new_orleans_police_officer_cha.html
Wholly irrelevant. NOSO probably doesn't pay a lot compared to a great many police department/sheriffs offices, but that doesn't matter. You take an oath, put on a badge, you have standards to uphold and live by. She failed to do so.
Unfortunately, NOPD and the SO have earned bad reputations, similar to Miami where a lot of people were hired back in the 70s and 80s who had no business being in law enforcement.
Part of the reason that so many BPD cops want to leave is because it's tough to do good police work there. The mayor as ordered that mutual aid is never be requested. WTF? The mayor has prohibited helicopters and canine units to respond to Berkeley to assist their officers pursuing violent criminals. 'Yeah, there aren't enough of you and you're not getting help. Now do your job!!' Livin' the dream. Decisions like this come from people who've never put on a badge and know nothing about police work.
Recently Charles Plummer, former Chief of Police in Hayward CA and subsequently Sheriff of Alameda County died. He was a great Sheriff and greatly advanced the professionalism of the ACSO. He left Berkeley as a Captain (and acting Chief) to pursue a career in law enforcement, which merely gets lip service in the BPD.