A good friend of mine who is an outstanding police officer abruptly resigned from his department yesterday. He was a 12 year officer who was an advocate for the citizens. He was innovative and took assignments other officers generally don't want like working at the women's resource centers (shelters). He was a model officer for his peers and had been promoting ahead of schedule because of his education, solid leadership skills, and drive to do the right thing.
He decided to leave law enforcement after recent local "defund" measures will eliminate 10 sorely needed officer positions and due to the apparent support for charging the Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks with first degree murder. He said no law enforcement agency can pay him enough to keep putting his life and the financial well being of his family on the line to serve and protect.
I doubt he'll be the only officer that leaves and the overall effect of the anti-police movement is going to drive the good ones away from a career in law enforcement making hiring good replacements difficult. The defund crowd might not need to do anything more than keep talking and watch the migration out of law enforcement occur to get their no cops wishes granted.
He decided to leave law enforcement after recent local "defund" measures will eliminate 10 sorely needed officer positions and due to the apparent support for charging the Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks with first degree murder. He said no law enforcement agency can pay him enough to keep putting his life and the financial well being of his family on the line to serve and protect.
I doubt he'll be the only officer that leaves and the overall effect of the anti-police movement is going to drive the good ones away from a career in law enforcement making hiring good replacements difficult. The defund crowd might not need to do anything more than keep talking and watch the migration out of law enforcement occur to get their no cops wishes granted.