Title: Departments Now “Having Hard Time” Finding People Who Want to Be Police Officers, Blaming Social Media Source:
Prison Planet URL Source:http://www.prisonplanet.com/departm ... cers-blaming-social-media.html Published:Feb 23, 2015 Author:Filming Cops Post Date:2015-02-23 10:09:29 by Deckard Keywords:None Views:7088 Comments:41
“We’re struggling to get people to apply,” says Lt. Jeff Brester, with the Green Bay Police Department.
When asked why they think their numbers are sinking, Sanborn replied “I would say negative publicity, law enforcement publicity even in the last two to three years, Ferguson obviously being one of them.”
In 2013, only 88 applicants for police work performed the written examination. In 2014, the number was even less: only 47 took the test. That is almost a 50% decline, according to statistical reports.
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Police departments around the country are beginning to complain that widespread criticism of the institution of law enforcement is making it harder for them to find people who want to work as police officers.
The recent events in Ferguson, they say, are partly to blame for the backlash against police.
But many of us know that Ferguson is only the tip of the iceberg — underneath the surface, there are thousands of other cases of beating, raping, and killing, all committed by an institution that is supposedly here to “protect” us.
The widespread exposure and criticism of this institution is becoming so popular that officers in the Seattle Metro area are complaining that it’s hard for them to find new applicants.
And Cynthia Fajardo, the president of the Pierce County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild, says that multiple police agencies are having the same problem.
Many departments report that this lack of applicants is due largely to the fact that growing numbers of Americans no longer respect the institution, and view it with deep distrust, due to stories of abuse being spread through social media.
“If you check with any of the agencies here in the Seattle metro area, every single agency is having a very difficult time getting people who want to be police officers anymore,” said Fajardo, in an interview with local news affiliate K5.
Cops like Fajardo do understand that Americans have been skeptical of the institution of state policing for quite some time, that it didn’t just start with Ferguson.
They believe that social media is what’s causing the problem of skepticism toward police officers.
But they’re wrong about that. Their own abusive actions are causing the problem.
This skepticism of police officers is a “problem” for the institution of law enforcement in the same sense that skepticism of, say, 19th century plantation overseers became a “problem” for the institution of slavery.
The reality is that police are individuals, and individuals are responsible for their actions.
Individuals who willingly agree to coerce, extort, and initiate violence upon peaceful people in order to maintain a monopolistic rule of corrupt politicians are naturally going to be distrusted.
They are responsible for what they do, not social media.
Social media is merely a new mechanism to display their actions in front of a larger audience.
As more Americans remove the scales from their eyes and see that the institution of law enforcement was created relatively recently (for most of human history we survived just fine without it) and only for the purpose of maintaining a corrupt political order, departments will have a harder time finding any applicants.
Few people want to be part of something like that.
Old institutions wither away as new generations create organic and more innovative alternatives.
The state-controlled monopolistic institution of policing is no exception.
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In Green Bay, Wisconsin, interest in getting hired as a law enforcement officer has dropped dramatically at nearly 50%.
Their Pensions were attacked by OCCUPY types
Their safety by anti government types
Their pay checks by shrinking budgets caused by increasing social service costs.
Their hard work shit on, as multiple offenders are pled down and released BACK OUT on the streets
And now, more than any other time, they are scrutinized by administration for split second decisions
For all you anti cops that feel they must inflate corrupt cop numbers by yellow journalism, faux stats and repeated fear mongering.... just wait until your future "quality" officers are hired. The bottom of the barrel that will work with new conditions. You won't need to fear monger or slant the stats.... you'll have your hands full with Walmart shelf stocking quality officers. Hope you all enjoy what you've asked for... you reap what you sow.
The standards could not get any lower than they already are.
That's absolute garbage, and you know it. When 500 people take a civil service test that will be good for 1 year... and be used to fill 10 officer hires, admin can pick amongst a target rich list.
When 250 sign up, and 15% fail, 10% can't pass the background and 25% can't pass the agility test or academy.... you let me know if it can get worse. lol
You refuse to speaketh with common sense because it doesn't fair well with your cop hating agenda.
When 500 people take a civil service test that will be good for 1 year... and be used to fill 10 officer hires, admin can pick amongst a target rich list.
And that's part of the problem. Authoritarian administrators that pick aggressive, authoritarian candidates, just like them. -- We need cops with common sense, not storm troopers..
And that's part of the problem. Authoritarian administrators that pick aggressive, authoritarian candidates, just like them. -- We need cops with common sense, not storm troopers..
It's virtually impossible to test for "common sense". It's quite a bit different than IQ. Most of the "common sense" determination comes from the interviews... not testing. Departments have to be careful how many candidates get washed in the " interview phase" or people like you scream nepotism.
I'll agree that common sense is the best attribute an officer can have, but in today's millennium generation, it's hard to find. The problem is society wide... not just a LE problem.
Departments have to be careful how many candidates get washed in the " interview phase" or people like you scream nepotism.
Unless the administrators hire their relatives, why would I claim nepotism?
I'll agree that common sense is the best attribute an officer can have, but in today's millennium generation, it's hard to find. The problem is society wide... not just a LE problem.
Amazing, we agree again, that comment sense is hard to find. -- Somehow the cops have to find a way to attract more young libertarians.
