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gulliver

(14,113 posts)
2. It's getting harder to find good cops.
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:04 PM
10 hrs ago

Both cops (Anette Hannah and Mary Metheny) should be canned if they haven't already been. The fact they were even on the force could be a symptom of something I've brought up before. People have to want the jobs you want them to do.

Some of us think we can just raise police, teacher, and even political leader salaries. Pay them more, and you'll get better people in these tough, public facing jobs. But that's simplistic. These jobs have to be attractive if we want to get competent people to want them.

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Little piggies. Dawson Leery 11 hrs ago #1
I was thinking about this song the other day ... Intractable 10 hrs ago #8
It's getting harder to find good cops. gulliver 10 hrs ago #2
For cops, we need to raise the bar. Shipwack 10 hrs ago #4
European countries train cops for far longer than the US does... Wounded Bear 10 hrs ago #5
Also raise the bar on how citizens judge cops gulliver 10 hrs ago #9
Better qualifications, better training and better pay. paleotn 10 hrs ago #10
You are exactly right Buckeyeblue 10 hrs ago #11
The crux of it relogic 10 hrs ago #15
A Lot of Departments Prefer Hiring Vets lavoosh99 5 hrs ago #38
Problem is not just them Jilly_in_VA 6 hrs ago #31
Pay them more, and you will get better people... Gymbo 4 hrs ago #43
ACAB. nt Shipwack 10 hrs ago #3
totally agree gopiscrap 10 hrs ago #6
And you're quite wrong. paleotn 10 hrs ago #14
The only "all" I know are death and taxes. paleotn 10 hrs ago #13
The blue wall of silence makes every cop a criminal. spike jones 9 hrs ago #19
Back before the Reagan tax cuts this did not really happen. The reason was that the states got money from LiberalArkie 10 hrs ago #7
It happened back then, too. It happened to me wnylib 8 hrs ago #26
It happened to me also back in the early 70's in Texas. A cop saw my Arkansas plates and a LiberalArkie 6 hrs ago #35
Sure did. Top cop in Chicago for arresting "DUI's" making a fortune, and stealing electronics to boot lostnfound 10 hrs ago #12
I think in England the traffic police cksmithy 10 hrs ago #16
This same thing just happened to my son. Blue Full Moon 9 hrs ago #17
"Mandatory psychology exams and background checks would be in place." Jedi Guy 5 hrs ago #39
The DUI quota bothers me too FullySupportDems 9 hrs ago #18
Too many facets of our society have incentives that are are negative and counterproductive to the greater good. Fil1957 9 hrs ago #20
An 82 y/o friend of mine was detained and handcuffed BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #21
Cops lie because they can. happybird 8 hrs ago #22
I've never trusted police. GoodRaisin 8 hrs ago #23
FTP. The institution cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #24
I had a case with DUI. no_hypocrisy 8 hrs ago #25
That happened to me back in 1980. Dr. T 8 hrs ago #27
They legally cannot "force" you to take the test. You can refuse, and should, considering what can (and did) happen. AZ8theist 7 hrs ago #30
I was young and easily intimidated. Dr. T 5 hrs ago #41
That's the secret cops use.... AZ8theist 1 hr ago #45
The quota system of law enforcement is the root cause. Dr. T 8 hrs ago #28
My late Father in law swore tickets went up when Republicans were the Governor underpants 8 hrs ago #29
This will never stop unless police departments are barred from using fines and seizures for their budgets. pecosbob 6 hrs ago #32
They don't need more funding SunImp 6 hrs ago #33
Yes, the Uvalde TX police had a toughass "tactical" team, thanks to taxpayers . . . hatrack 6 hrs ago #34
I heard about this story locally AZProgressive 5 hrs ago #36
There needs to be a stop in quotas Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #37
Increasingly Militarized Too 2na fisherman 5 hrs ago #40
Long ago, in a country far away . . . Aussie105 4 hrs ago #42
Pressure to fill ticket quotas? I guess the departments need the income Rocknation 3 hrs ago #44
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