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| -War on Police- |
| The NYPD's 'exodus' crisis |
| 2020-12-16 |
| [NYPOST] As Police Commissioner Dermot Shea was reassuring New Yorkers Monday that the NYPD would soon add 900 sorely needed cops, dozens of his rank and file were heading for the exits — continuing a trend that’s sapped the department for much of the year. If the politicians don’t quit the cop-bashing, expect the exodus to grow. As The Post’s Aaron Feis and Larry Celona report this week, about 50 NYPD officers fled for police work in Nassau County just since Friday. Many had less than five years on the job, so the department is losing its fresher blood — and getting poor payback on its investment in their training. This flight comes in a year in which thousands of city cops have already quit or retired. Indeed, so many were putting in their papers, police brass actually had to limit their numbers. On top of that, the #DefundThePolice crowd forced the city to cut the department’s budget, so Mayor de Blasio canceled a class of 1,200 recruits. The result: The total number of uniformed NYPD officers fell to 34,184 — down more than 2,700 from last year’s count, 36,900. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... What’s pushing police to leave? Feeling worse-than-unwanted: The anti-cop hostility — fueled by the Black Lives Matter movement and the politicians who back it — has grown overwhelming. For several years, city and state politicians have been undermining law enforcement, freeing criminals and handcuffing cops with new laws and restrictions. This year, the City Council passed an anti-chokehold law that makes it difficult for officers to arrest suspects who resist without themselves breaking the law. "They are going to a department where they will be better appreciated by their community, local politicians and district attorneys who still value the job they do protecting innocent people and property over criminals," one source told The Post. New York — both the city and the state — has many ways to rein in the violence, starting with a real fix of the state’s no-bail law. But keeping good cops on the force, and happy, has got to be Priority No. 1. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 The Bozo are an ethnic group who live in Mali, along the inland Delta of the Niger River. Many of them make their living by fishing. Your calling this imbecile a bozo is grossly unfair to these people and entirely uncalled for. |
| Posted by: daniel 2020-12-16 19:41 |
| #5 That moron in Nueva York Ciudad had better be careful Wall Street doesn't just pack up and leave. We already saw the NYSE running without floor specialists (the few there are anymore anyway) and computers running the show. People are increasingly not needed. And that goes for the people teleworking now. Imagine if these people should find out that since they don't need to be in an office due to the "pandemic", they can work remotely. And that "remotely" might be from India, Poland, Thailand, or anywhere else where labor is cheaper. But this Wilhelm...an absolute bozo. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-12-16 14:43 |
| #4 Not sure why they call it a crisis. The mayor has constructed this downsizing with the political support of the governor and the DNC. They are doing as promised. Not a crisis. Where the crisis will be is when crime takes over and fair minded sheep start getting attacked.. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2020-12-16 13:28 |
| #3 Is De Blasio actually trying to destroy NYC? Tell me this guy is not a foreign agent. China again? |
| Posted by: Chunky McCoy6943 2020-12-16 10:31 |
| #2 "Escape from New York" redux. Will de Blasio and Cuomo please turn out the lights when they leave? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-12-16 09:26 |
| #1 Have you considered outsourcing for your personnel needs? Recommend H1-B visas for Rapid Action Battalion. RAB will have NY swinging at 3AM again. |
| Posted by: Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-12-16 01:54 |