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And overpolicing tends to decrease the crimes that are reported, when people fear the police.It's called the "Blue Flu" and it's happened many times in major city Police Departments, usually during Union negotiations.Police officers across the country are retiring and quitting at record levels.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, for example, saw retirements increase by 37 percent in 2020. But they claim the rise isn’t related to the push for police reforms across the country.
New York City’s Police Department saw an 87 percent increase in retirements from 2019 to 2020. Union officials in the largest police force in the nation say the exodus is being fueled by pressure by racial advocates to defund police or impose major reforms.
Nearly 20 percent of Minneapolis police officers retired or took leaves of absence following the death of George Floyd. It could get worse. Minneapolis city officials are waiting to see if the leaves of absences become retirements. “It’s serious,” said the VP of the board of trustees for the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago. “A lot of these people aren’t retiring. They’re quitting,” he said.
Portland, Oregon, has seen months of unrelenting riots. Police officers, some high ranking, are leaving in droves because they say they are “overworked, overwhelmed, and burned out.” These, and some very cutting comments, were part of 31 written exit interviews. Of the 117 officers who left, 43 of them simply quit.
Wonder how many of these cities are filling these positions with social workers.
Police officers are retiring and quitting at record levels
I wonder what would happen if police just collectively decided to take a sick out one day, and let the criminals know about it.
Probably wouldn't be an issue in the rural areas, but the suburban and urban areas would be in for a very rude shock.
And the funny thing is that every time the police do a "blue flu" call in, crime reduces.
The city still caves and gives them the raises they want, because the city is not interested in if crime goes up or down, but instead are only interested in that $30 million a year that police generate in citation revenue.
Those are usually called without warning, and only in limited areas.
And crime doesn't decrease, recorded crime decreases due to the lack of officers.