Good questions. I wonder how many arrests are made in Minneapolis per day,
and how many go off without a hitch as compared to the ones where cops have
been accused or were guilty of/misconduct? Granted one bad apple can spoil
the bunch, but we only hear about the bad stories - no mention of the
officers who are out there every day simply keeping the peace. I imagine
there's an incredible burn-out factor. 70% of domestic abuse cases alone
involve alcohol. People get violent, vulgar, loud, obnoxious, insane.
Because the disease's symptoms are behavioral, it's the only disease people
get mad at a person for having. And it's real likely officers arrest repeat
offenders over and over again, day in and day out. It would wear on a
person, seeing people digging themselves further and further into the
'system'. I'm sure they get burned out, just like the rest of us. I'm glad
they're getting a raise - the good ones anyway. The bad-to-the-core ones
need to be dismissed or counseled or sent fishing for 6 months - whatever it
takes. The reality is that the city would be in far worse shape without
them.
Jill Harmon
Cleveland
Are they hiring the wrong people, or retaining people who are burned out,
or teaching good people to turn bad? What is creating this atmosphere?
Are they still rotating police personnel from precinct to precinct on a
regular basis? Emilie Quast
SE Como
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