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| Jason Rantz: 5 reasons why Seattle police are ditching the city |
| 2021-06-09 |
| [FoxNews] Cop bashing has become a sport in Seattle -- literally and figuratively. Police face physical assaults from Antifa thugs and other radicals. And the City Council continues its defunding efforts, even as the city reached a 26-year high homicide rate. It’s precisely why a historic number of police officers have left the Seattle Police Department, with scores more on their way out. Since 2020, I have exclusively reported that at least 270 officers have separated from the force. That’s almost one-third of the department. Some resigned, others retired, and many have made lateral moves to agencies more supportive of police. There are at least 100 more officers "unavailable," according to an internal HR document. Many are burning their accrued sick and vacation time before leaving the department for good. Consequently, Seattle is in the middle of a staffing crisis that’s leaving citizens vulnerable. The department has the lowest deployable staff since the 1980s with, at times, precincts at or below staffing minimums. It’s been a long-time coming: the crisis pre-dated the Left’s war on cops that defined 2020. Seattle got a head start, constantly pushing back against police. So why are cops finally ditching the department in such huge numbers? Here are the top five reasons. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Always the expensive solution. Much like climate change. "Cars pollute!" "I need a more efficient electric car." instead of "Cars pollute!" "I'll change my behavior and not drive as much." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-06-09 12:51 |
| #1 Devil's Advocate - the cops don't help themselves by covering for rogues in their ranks. Don't clean your own ranks, you allow someone else to do it and its not usually someone who has your good name in mind. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-06-09 12:34 |