• @[email protected]
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    2 months ago

    We don’t need more cops. We - America especially - seem to need better cops.

    But the job can’t lure so many people in that it has a rich candidate list, and what we see here is that cops make shit salary for the terms of the work and necessary oversight. So they can’t be arsed for a pittance when people who can do my job sit in comfy Aerons all day and bang on a kayboard for great victory (and no bullets) for even more cash.

    But, better job descs needs more money, and here we are beefing cop budgets to get fewer, better cops. You can’t win by cheaping out.

    • @Vandals_handle
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      32 months ago

      For a job with little in the way of qualifications, it does not pay poorly, majority of states are above the national average of $28.50 an hour. Not surprisingly wages in south are some of the worst, but in line for that region in general. There is little meaningful oversight, they have immunity and often very strong unions.

    • Drusas
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      22 months ago

      Being a cop pays pretty well, especially when you consider the low experience and educational requirements.