"For addicts, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. The SFPD still has not gotten to that step yet." They do not believe they have a problem and believe you are the problem. They do not hide their belief.
"Opposers claim the movement undermines public safety through its efforts to end policing. The truth: the movement seeks to demilitarize police departments and reallocate funding to trained mental health workers and social workers to reduce unnecessary violent encounters between police and citizens."
I love your faith and commitment to the cause but your elected leadership does not agree with you. They are not doing layoffs because it is more expensive. It is far cheaper to have you all quit or get hired away.
I do not disagree. I often wonder if the powers at be were intentionally trying to destroy this place, would they do anything different. I think it’s a lot more nefarious than meets the eye.
The great refunding of the police may start now, but the damage is done and I do not think my department in particular may recover. But refunding now would give cover to the politicians to pretend they tried. Complete madness will ensue in the interim.
Hahahaa “great refunding”? That sir is called hopium. The foot is still on the throttle smashed to the floor. They want to know who is willing, want or has to stay at this point. Are you ready to be the brown shirts for them? That is what your future job will be.
"For addicts, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. The SFPD still has not gotten to that step yet." They do not believe they have a problem and believe you are the problem. They do not hide their belief.
"Opposers claim the movement undermines public safety through its efforts to end policing. The truth: the movement seeks to demilitarize police departments and reallocate funding to trained mental health workers and social workers to reduce unnecessary violent encounters between police and citizens."
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/05/19/7-myths-about-defunding-the-police-debunked/
So to be clear, you are the problem and they are removing you. Here is an article from Forbes outlining how San Francisco is defunding the police.
"Also in California, San Francisco approved a $120 million cut to the police and sheriff’s department, promising investments in Black residents"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/08/13/at-least-13-cities-are-defunding-their-police-departments/?sh=6b77514a29e3
I love your faith and commitment to the cause but your elected leadership does not agree with you. They are not doing layoffs because it is more expensive. It is far cheaper to have you all quit or get hired away.
I do not disagree. I often wonder if the powers at be were intentionally trying to destroy this place, would they do anything different. I think it’s a lot more nefarious than meets the eye.
The great refunding of the police may start now, but the damage is done and I do not think my department in particular may recover. But refunding now would give cover to the politicians to pretend they tried. Complete madness will ensue in the interim.
Welcome to the Thunderdome...haha
Thanks for reading
Hahahaa “great refunding”? That sir is called hopium. The foot is still on the throttle smashed to the floor. They want to know who is willing, want or has to stay at this point. Are you ready to be the brown shirts for them? That is what your future job will be.
Hopium...very nice haha. 👏