[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by CFrance

My long-standing opinion. (And only my opinion.) Raise the salaries for police officers. Raise the vetting process. Make it very hard to get through the training. Seriously assess their mental well being. Follow them through and take out the ones who have over-succumbed to the stresses of the job. Get them real help or get them out. Eighteen instances of questionable character should not be overlooked, union or no union.

I want someone who is mentally stable, not prone to rage, can put up with the awful stuff they encounter yet still maintain their professionalism. My cousin was one, for decades. I think my and others' lives are worth paying them much more than what they're getting now.

Pay more. Weed more. Maybe we'll have to ante up some more taxes. Something has to give here. It doesn't stop.

I totally agree.

I've read where most cops average in the mid $40's (with new hires much lower)...which is beyond ridiculous.

That kind of low salary will tend to attract those with "issues," with 'wanting a sense of power'...probably being the biggest issue.

Average Police Salary (click here)