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Entire police department in Minnesota resigns
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That will happen when you don't pay people. They aren't a charity. (And even many charities pay their employees.)
And yet things like volunteer fire departments exist all across the country. These are just entitled cops who feel the world owes them something because they chose this job over another one. Obviously they don't give a shit about the community they police or they wouldn't have all quit before talks about pay raises could even occur. I suspect this is a ploy in conjunction with the city council to 'reform' the department operations and give huge pay bumps to all the 'new hires.'
Are you implying that police forces should be volunteer units? Holy shit this is the worst case of pure, untreated brain rot I've ever encountered. Police need more professionalism and accountability, not less
Please read the article. It's three paragraphs. They resigned before the scheduled discussion about raises.
It could be like the wild west. There's one real cop and whenever he needs some help doing cop stuff he just stops by the local bar and asks for help.
Sheriffs do still have the authority to appoint deputies.
Will I be issued a six-shooter or do I have to provide my own?
We'll provide the pillowcase, you provide the doorknobs to fill it with.
I'm sorry, I thought this was America
Mikey Doran was a racist crook, not a real cop.
Wait, wrong section of Minnesota.
Nevermind.
Volunteers can still be well trained.
No I'm stating that people will do civil service without any pay. Police do need more professionalism and accountability not more pay.
They resigned and it's not effective until August 24th, giving the City Council time to either work out pay raises or contract with the County for policing responsibility.
I suspect that it's a clear signal from Labor to Management that they're tired of working for $22 an hour when similar job opportunities are paying $30.
You are not entitled to their labor. They may choose to work for free, as many volunteers do, but they are by no means required to work for a pay they don't agree to.
Ok, good. They're more than welcome to continue not being cops.
Who stated anything to the contrary?