Sunday, April 25, 2021

Philadelphia, New Jersey, Baltimore facing police shortage, retirement

What else do you expect in times of a severe government overreaction to a global pandemic and the relentless extreme and active movements based on anti police ideologies! It will probably get worse! Vilifying the police is just irresponsible and destructive!

"Following the "defund the police" movement and the "abolish the police" movement, constant negative coverage of law enforcement by the media, anti-police sentiment becoming mainstream, and the threat of riots have contributed to a police shortage across the country. ...
The Philadelphia Police Department currently has 268 vacancies and is expecting even more shortages in the near future. ...
In some years, the New Jersey State Police would usually receive between 15,000 to 20,000 applications – this year they only received 2,023 qualified applicants as of Thursday [4/22/2021?] ...
The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 said there were "recruitment and retention issues," ... "Our Patrol numbers are now below 700 officers which is about 300-400 below what is needed, ..." 

Philadelphia, New Jersey facing police shortage, retirement - TheBlaze

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