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2022-03-09 -War on Police-
The Results of Defund The Police for Minneapolis
Minneapolis now has about 300 fewer Police officers leaving 544 to protect 420,000 residents according to a recent headcount. Do the math: 544 police spread over 3 shifts and weekends covering 420,000 citizens. Add to it a city with about a 11+% INCREASE in VIOLENT crime for 2021.

As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey openly stated back in Jan. 2022, it's "a very grave problem."
"Lucky I have my own police security detail, whut?"
The city is also faced with a declining tax revenue base, likely due to an increase in violent crime since 2019.

It seems the City Radical Politicians and their Woke Social Justice agenda caused many officers to leave. Many leaving filed PTSD disability claims, claiming they suffered abuse by both citizens and the politicians playing the citizens for votes. It should be noted a respectable number left for other police departments offering greater career stability, support, and/or higher pay.

So despite the $7,000 hire-on bonus/ incentive (bribe) offer. Minneapolis is not seeing the numbers applying that are needed to fill the 300+ open LEO's slots.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-03-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top
 File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats 

#1 really this is about demoralizing the police even more than defunding
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-03-09 00:10||   2022-03-09 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 You’re right, Lord Garth. I’ll refile as War on Police.
Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-09 00:18||   2022-03-09 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 Demoralize/Defund. These principles work in tandem and are interchangeable.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-03-09 02:40||   2022-03-09 02:40|| Front Page Top

#4 As long as people embrace their myths rather than hard ugly truths, they will never solve the problems we all face.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-03-09 07:02||   2022-03-09 07:02|| Front Page Top

#5 The city is also faced with a declining tax revenue base, likely due to an increase in violent crime since 2019.

Holmes - how do you do it?
Posted by Raj 2022-03-09 10:10||   2022-03-09 10:10|| Front Page Top

#6 You all don't have to live near it. The Soros funded DAs and judges not to forget our local fraud KGB FBI are all part of the shit storm.
Posted by Woodrow 2022-03-09 19:08||   2022-03-09 19:08|| Front Page Top

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