PA State Police having recruitment problems:

[femmocrat]

Pa. State Police recruiters struggle to find a few good men, women

Read more: http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/8793223-74/police-state-academy#ixzz3ph9IhPX8
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An estimated 1,000 troopers are eligible for retirement this year, and nearly 40 percent of the force will qualify for pensions in the next four years.
The nation's oldest state police agency is on the cusp of a potentially devastating exodus at a time when the pool of candidates interested in joining the agency has reached an all-time low.
For Carpenter and other recruiters, obstacles have multiplied in recent years, with the most daunting being that young men and women are not clamoring to be state troopers as they were in the past.
A 30-year low in unemployment, escalating violence against police and an uptick in officers being charged criminally in connection with on-the-job incidents have made law enforcement work less appealing to potential candidates.


Read more: http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/8793223-74/police-state-academy#ixzz3ph95OnU4

Interesting article!

[cantbeserious]

1. Why Would Any Young Person Willingly Serve And Protect The 1%

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[Renew Deal]

2. Are you part of the 1%?

[cantbeserious]

5. No - I Am Not

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[Renew Deal]

6. So who do you call if you witness a crime, car accident, etc?

[cantbeserious]

7. No One - I Render Assistance - Too Afraid To Call LEO'S For Fear Of Being Killed

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[Dawson Leery]

3. Young recruits see local LE as a stepping stone for a higher position.

http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=print_display&article_id=2906&issue_id=42013

Also, many Millenials do not want to be part of the protection force for the powerful. Most Millenials do not support the drug war.

[JPZenger]

8. Phila Police seeing big drop in applicants

There was a report on the news yesterday that Phila. has seen a big drop in applicants for the police force.