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Anonymous wrote:Btw Elrich has propose a 7% raise for police in addition to the 13% they got this fiscal year. My guess is when the Council approves this you will still insist they hate all police.

And that only takes them from the bottom to the middle of the pack in the region.

The 13% got them to the middle. The 7% is additional to that, impact will depend on what the other jursidictions do. And compensation is not the only factor that drives recruitment and retention.

He had to give them a raise because morale and numbers are down while crime is up. He made that bed along with his progressive cronies.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The damage can be fixed, if political leaders begin to support and invest in police. But I figure it will take about 10 years to get back to where they were pre-George Floyd.

In the mean time, people of means will just have to divert some additional resources to creating their own safety and not rely on police as much. Buy your safe cars, don't commute by public transportation, put your kids in private schools, live in a lower crime area, put up security cameras/alarms, etc. Stuff lower income people can't do as easily. They are the ones who suffer most without police.

It's physically sickening to me that you want to "get back to where they were pre-George Floyd".