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Remove the Incentive to Serve and You’ll Get No Service
http://www.policemag.com/blog/patrol-tac...rvice.aspx

Quote:Baltimore, the new epicenter of police hate just recorded its deadliest month in 40 years. The city’s more than 100 shootings and 43 murders have taken it over the brink of violence. Baltimore’s clueless Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declared this past weekend, “The killing of African-Americans in Baltimore has got to stop.” However, this time I don’t think she was referring to police officers killing Baltimore citizens. Isn’t it interesting how quickly the narrative has changed in only 30 days?

It’s now Baltimore’s criminals who are killing each other, and innocent citizens. Imagine that? Is this a new socio-criminal revelation, or is it the history of the city and many others like it that no one wants to talk about?

Where are the jet-hopping racial activists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton screaming “No justice. No Peace!”? Where are the Million Man Marchers clogging the streets of Pennsylvania Avenue, crying out against injustice? They are AWOL and don’t look for them to appear anytime soon. The rocketing crime and murder rates of Baltimore, Chicago, and similar urban cities doesn’t fit into their anti-police narrative, so don’t expect them to get outraged about it.

As a criminologist, I can tell you exactly why Baltimore and similar cities are experiencing through the roof violent crime rates, but that’s for another column. However, as a retired police officer, I will share with you one component of the equation. Police officers have begun to take a serious look at what has happened to their once proud profession and, at least in Baltimore, they have made a choice, they are not taking risks anymore.

Quote:Service people (like the military) want to serve, but they want to be appreciated for their service and they want to be supported by their communities and governments. They want to be trained and led properly and professionally–not politically. They want to see commitment for the mission of crime or terrorist suppression and elimination and they want to be fully supported when they do their jobs properly and legally.

When support of policing is lacking, when severe criticism for a relative few rogue officers is heaped upon all men and women wearing the badge, officers will circle the wagons for self-preservation. Just like soldiers, law enforcement officers will be there for their fellow officers, but now they’ll think twice before they will be there for the public, especially when they are swarmed by angry mobs during calls for service.

Politicians, community leaders, and citizens had better begin to wrap their heads around the fact that how they treat police officers ultimately affects the safety of their communities. You see without real justice, there can be no peace.
06-09-2015 08:17 PM
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RE: Remove the Incentive to Serve and You’ll Get No Service
Sadly this has been a trend with the Youth since the mid 1990's. Every year it gets worse as These 17-20 year olds grew up with this Gangsta culture on the Streets, Music Videos, TV shows and neighborhood and Family deterioration. Really many have No Clue of any other way of life and get caught up in situations They can't get out of. A lot of it is from the older Young Guys having the Younger ones do Their Dirty work in dealing Drugs or committing crimes to raise Money for Gang activities and such. Really only seeing it getting worse before it gets better.

The officers have a tough job trying to wade through the mess created by this atmosphere and as Activists blame Police and other parts of society for Their problems instead of looking internally , the tensions will simmer.
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06-10-2015 06:48 AM
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Damn 43 murders?

That's a war zone
06-10-2015 06:56 AM
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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/cri.../28778129/

Four officers were knocking on doors to investigate a menacing complaint in the 1700 block of Chase Avenue around 11 p.m. A male subject in a three-story residence confronted them with a rifle, according to Cincinnati police Lt. Dan Ogilvie

Officers involved in the shooting were interviewed early Wednesday as part of the investigation, according to Public Information Officer Lt. Danita Pettis.

The shooting sparked an emotional response from community members. At least a dozen people remained on the scene for hours after the incident.

Pettis reported that at least two people were arrested for disorderly conduct. One was a male was taken into custody around 1 a.m.

In the moments leading up to the post-shooting arrests, police tape was torn down on Chase Avenue as neighbors entered the crime scene while shouting.

Additional officers were called to the scene to restore order and re-establish the boundaries of crime scene.
06-10-2015 07:18 AM
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Good thing they have a competent mayor.


lollllz
06-10-2015 08:21 AM
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43 murders in a month is madness!

That city has become a dump!
06-10-2015 08:25 AM
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I feel sorry for some of the folks up there but on the whole, I don't give a ****.
06-10-2015 08:42 AM
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this is what happens when you create a culture that tells everyone that all cops are bad.
06-10-2015 08:46 AM
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(06-10-2015 08:46 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  this is what happens when you create a culture that tells everyone that all cops are bad.

Yep, if I was a cop in Baltimore and had the means, I'd be looking for one way ticket out of town as quick as possible for another gig somewhere else.
06-10-2015 09:58 AM
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When did all this start? I remember the Rodney King thing a while back, but back then it was unusual, now it seems like they're showing something like that all the time. Is it just more news reporting of the incidents? I doubt this kind of thing happens more now than it used to, though I could be wrong.

They are making it tougher to be a cop, that's for sure. If I was confronted with a cop with a gun and a club I'd be paying close attention to the cop's instructions. Some people don't get that, I guess.
06-10-2015 10:10 AM
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(06-10-2015 10:10 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  When did all this start? I remember the Rodney King thing a while back, but back then it was unusual, now it seems like they're showing something like that all the time. Is it just more news reporting of the incidents? I doubt this kind of thing happens more now than it used to, though I could be wrong.

They are making it tougher to be a cop, that's for sure. If I was confronted with a cop with a gun and a club I'd be paying close attention to the cop's instructions. Some people don't get that, I guess.

cell phone cameras and 24 hour news service
06-10-2015 10:16 AM
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