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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a lot of friends that are NYC cops so I can't speak to this area but O agree with the PP. The culture of the police force and how we view them has changed. They will not put their life or pension at risk in so-so situations. They know if something goes south no one has their back.

They also can no longer use certain types of holds that keep them safe. So I ask you, if it were your life or pension, would you continue to put yourself at risk? Quitting isn't an option. You are within 5 years of your pension too.

So that black guy that just stole something? Nope, not arresting him. Too risky for too little reward. Group of black people causing store damage and only one cop? Nope, not touching that with a 10 foot pole. Literally my friend will avoid arrests and high risk situations for petty crime. It isn't worth the personal risk. So it's skyrocketing.[/quote]

This is 100% spot on.  We brought this upon ourselves and drowned out the few brave voices that tried to warn us three summers ago.  [/quote]

I worn in a majority Black office and my coworkers thought "Defund police" was a horrible slogan and take in the aftermath of Floyd. "Reform police" would have been better. It was also not supported by Black participants in polling whatsoever (feel free to google). It's another example of not truly listening to  Black voices.[/quote]

So much is driven by social media. I recall when LeBron James was expressing his outrage when a police officer shot a black women as she was in the act of stabbing a black teenage girl to death in Cleveland. The police officer was wrecked online for doing his job.

There's no win for police officers in this climate. Every interaction is recorded by phones. Everything can be taken out of context. And local DAs are prosecuting police officers. Look at what happened to the DC police officers who gave chase to a violent drug dealer on a scooter. They're going to prison.

Black Lives Matter destroyed policing in America. It's such a tough job. There are more guns than people in this country. You never know what a domestic disturbance call is going to turn into. You never know who's carrying during a traffic stop. It's an extremely stressful job.

Of course cops are checking out. And it's the rational thing to do. Absolutely no cop in this climate is going to stop a CVS robber when there are a million phones on them, all looking for some excessive force that they can post online. And the DAs and judges let most criminals go anyway. No one is risking a job, pension, and their well-being in those circumstances.

Black Lives Matter was a disaster for American cities. And I don't know how we come back from that.[/quote]

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