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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPD doesn’t station officers at stores.

The article clearly says they arrived AFTER a report of a robbery. Read it again.

If you want more officers, reach out to the council. Tell them to treat MCPD better so they can attract more recruits to fill the many vacancies. [/quote]

They are recruiting just fine with the new bonus, they have said so themselves. We'll see of the recruits are any good, I'm doubtful. MCPD refuses to do their jobs because 2 out of 11 councilmembers are critical of them which does not inspire a lot of confidence. I don't think the problem is the council, that is a lame excuse. If an org can't attract people it's more likely a problem inside the org.[/quote]

I think I’ve seen you here before…

Are you the poster who refuses to see the impact anti-police vitriol can have on a department?

We are living that reality right now. Yes, recruitment is up because they advertised a $20K bonus, just like other departments in the region have been doing for a while now. Numbers STILL aren’t where they should be because there is a stigma against this county.[/quote]
And I've seen you here before too.
They literally gave a councilmember an award for being a "public safety advucare". You can't name more than 2 out if 11 sitting councilmembers' that are even remotely critical of police.[/quote]

And it has been clearly explained to you that the damage was done with the previous council, of which several were decidedly anti-police. It’s the current council that has a member who has referred to officers as “thugs” and “goons.” She has also called (angrily and repeatedly) for defunding, and she’s currently on the Public Safety Committee. That’s hardly encouraging.[/quote]

I would discourage anyone I knew from seeking employment in a city with leaders describing policemen as goons and thugs. There are many other locales with leaders who praise the efforts of their police dept.[/quote]

If the damage is done then it can't be fixed. Why invest resources into something that is irreparably broken? I am not sure what it is you all want since it appears there is nothing the council can do to make it better, besides never criticizing police or passing laws police don't like. How far down do you have to scroll down Mink's Twitter to fine the thugs and goons comment? You are really looking for things to be angry about and as long as you are doing that you will always find something, no matter how long ago it was or whether those people are still in office.[/quote]

Hyperbole never makes a strong argument. There’s a ton of room between “damage is done” and “can’t be fixed.” There’s also a ton the council can do to make it better, and nobody (seriously… nobody) has suggested “never criticizing police or passing laws police don’t like.” Again, hyperbole doesn’t help. If we want solutions, we need reasonable thinking. What do I want? Well, I’d love to hear an acknowledgment from Mink about her anti-police tweets, something that can make us feel a bit better about her placement on the Public Safety Committee. That would be a good-faith step the council could do.

As for how much time it took for me to find those comments: about 20 seconds. If you search her Twitter feed for the word “police,” you get 15-20 references to defunding and a ton of insults, most of them in the past 2 years. [/quote]

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