Falls Church in danger? Chief warns of critical shortages

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think we even need armed patrols. Just encourage citizens to get training and carry if they feel the need.

Citizens of Virginia can already do that. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of people do not want to carry firearms. They are smart enough to know that their firearm is more likely to be used against them or a member of their household will use it to commit suicide. Some things are best left to trained professionals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, don’t care. Even if half the cops quit, we’d still have too many police. I’ve loved many years in various European countries and the number of police there vs here is shocking. In Prague it would sometimes be weeks between seeing a constable. Same for many cities in France. We’re the only “modern” society that seems to require police presence everywhere.

European countries are a lot more homogeneous than the US. The ratios you’re talking about are probably the same in the “flyover” states because police just aren’t needed as much there.

This is just blatantly false and racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think we even need armed patrols. Just encourage citizens to get training and carry if they feel the need.

Citizens of Virginia can already do that. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of people do not want to carry firearms. They are smart enough to know that their firearm is more likely to be used against them or a member of their household will use it to commit suicide. Some things are best left to trained professionals.

So trained armed patrol it is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, don’t care. Even if half the cops quit, we’d still have too many police. I’ve loved many years in various European countries and the number of police there vs here is shocking. In Prague it would sometimes be weeks between seeing a constable. Same for many cities in France. We’re the only “modern” society that seems to require police presence everywhere.

European countries are a lot more homogeneous than the US. The ratios you’re talking about are probably the same in the “flyover” states because police just aren’t needed as much there.

Yay diversity and mass immigration!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that no one actually defunded the police, right? COVID was the largest cause of on-duty death by police in 2020, and likely to be the case in 2021 as well. Lots of older cops retired at once due to COVID concerns, same as in other industries.

This. It's like people aren't that smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think we even need armed patrols. Just encourage citizens to get training and carry if they feel the need.

Citizens of Virginia can already do that. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of people do not want to carry firearms. They are smart enough to know that their firearm is more likely to be used against them or a member of their household will use it to commit suicide. Some things are best left to trained professionals.

That is a false statistic, parroted right off the Everytown website.

It is not true. Doubt you care though; you just go on lying and lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think we even need armed patrols. Just encourage citizens to get training and carry if they feel the need.

Citizens of Virginia can already do that. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of people do not want to carry firearms. They are smart enough to know that their firearm is more likely to be used against them or a member of their household will use it to commit suicide. Some things are best left to trained professionals.

That is a false statistic, parroted right off the Everytown website.

It is not true. Doubt you care though; you just go on lying and lying.

What about data from the Harvard School of Public Health that says the same thing. Do they lie as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, don’t care. Even if half the cops quit, we’d still have too many police. I’ve loved many years in various European countries and the number of police there vs here is shocking. In Prague it would sometimes be weeks between seeing a constable. Same for many cities in France. We’re the only “modern” society that seems to require police presence everywhere.

European countries are a lot more homogeneous than the US. The ratios you’re talking about are probably the same in the “flyover” states because police just aren’t needed as much there.

Racist much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that no one actually defunded the police, right? COVID was the largest cause of on-duty death by police in 2020, and likely to be the case in 2021 as well. Lots of older cops retired at once due to COVID concerns, same as in other industries.

This. It's like people aren't that smart.

+1

Some cops also retired rather than get vaccinated against COVID (the leading cause of death among police in 2020 and 2021). The police haven't actually been defunded.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/defund-police-mpd-black-lives-matter-protests/65-29baa332-d23d-40b3-82e1-6e0e8d8de384 (wrt DC)

[Anonymous]

Oh no. Falls Church PD will only have one car to send when pulling over a black driver on Rte 7, instead of the usual 3. Lock your doors, Falls Churchians!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, don’t care. Even if half the cops quit, we’d still have too many police. I’ve loved many years in various European countries and the number of police there vs here is shocking. In Prague it would sometimes be weeks between seeing a constable. Same for many cities in France. We’re the only “modern” society that seems to require police presence everywhere.

The EU residents don't have a constitutional right to carry guns and don't have more guns than humans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think we even need armed patrols. Just encourage citizens to get training and carry if they feel the need.

Oh sure that would work. Armed housewives patrolling in their Prius.

[Anonymous]

Yes this is a direct result of defund the police and how people here act towards officers. We know a couple officers and many have left or are considering relocating. Why stay in a HCOL environment with arrogant white liberals telling you how evil & racist you are when you can move to a cheaper state like Florida where they are offering bonuses to officers to move down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that no one actually defunded the police, right? COVID was the largest cause of on-duty death by police in 2020, and likely to be the case in 2021 as well. Lots of older cops retired at once due to COVID concerns, same as in other industries.

A lot of places have defunded police. And they realized their mistake and are now adding back funding. Look deeper into the budgets -- even if it doesn't seem like it's been defunded, it's often been de-staffed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes this is a direct result of defund the police and how people here act towards officers. We know a couple officers and many have left or are considering relocating. Why stay in a HCOL environment with arrogant white liberals telling you how evil & racist you are when you can move to a cheaper state like Florida where they are offering bonuses to officers to move down.

Yes this is part of it. The other part is that police departments across the nation hired huge numbers of cops during the late 90s and they are all now retirement age. Governments can fix one of these reasons. It won't really be able to fix the other.