03-28-2022, 01:12 PM
I have, on numerous occasions, made the point here about the difficulties of working in law enforcement the past two or so years. Of course, as the messenger is often more important than the message around here some have largely ignored this. Someone posted this item in an LEO subreddit and it's worth a read.
https://unherd.com/2022/03/the-fall-of-seattle/
A well written, and even handed (the author writes for Vanity Fair, not exactly a conservative publication) review of the past two years and the consequences of the anti-law enforcement rhetoric in many Dem controlled municipalities. We have it bad in LA, but these guys in Seattle really took it in the shorts. From abandoning an entire precinct to looters and rioters to allowing CHOP/CHAZ to exist (btw I had no idea just how many shootings took place there in such a short time frame) to just the general statements from city government, these officers were under constant siege.
It really highlights not only the dangerous, and pro-criminal, atmosphere that has been created, but the severe effects of brain/experience drain on large departments. Every veteran officer that retires or laterals out takes thousand of hours of experience with them. I can tell you first hand that it's about five years in before you really know the job and another five on top of that before you stop running into something new on at least a monthly basis. These departments will take decades to recover, and all because people wanted to play politics with public safety. Well, Seattle is paying the price now, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
https://unherd.com/2022/03/the-fall-of-seattle/
A well written, and even handed (the author writes for Vanity Fair, not exactly a conservative publication) review of the past two years and the consequences of the anti-law enforcement rhetoric in many Dem controlled municipalities. We have it bad in LA, but these guys in Seattle really took it in the shorts. From abandoning an entire precinct to looters and rioters to allowing CHOP/CHAZ to exist (btw I had no idea just how many shootings took place there in such a short time frame) to just the general statements from city government, these officers were under constant siege.
It really highlights not only the dangerous, and pro-criminal, atmosphere that has been created, but the severe effects of brain/experience drain on large departments. Every veteran officer that retires or laterals out takes thousand of hours of experience with them. I can tell you first hand that it's about five years in before you really know the job and another five on top of that before you stop running into something new on at least a monthly basis. These departments will take decades to recover, and all because people wanted to play politics with public safety. Well, Seattle is paying the price now, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
