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The New York City Police Department, the largest law enforcement force in the nation, has seen a nearly 90% rise in retirements so far in 2020, the NYPD told Fox News.
Around 2,400 officers filed for retirement as of Oct. 6, compared to around 1,300 during the same time frame in 2019, marking an 87% increase, an NYPD spokesperson told Fox.
Additionally, a total of 372 cops have resigned as of Oct. 6 — five more than the same time frame in 2019, the NYPD told Fox.
“The NYPD has seen a surge in the number of officers filing for retirement,” the spokesperson said. “While the decision to retire is a personal one and can be attributed to a range of factors, it is a troubling trend that we are closely monitoring.”
The head of one of NYPD’s most prominent units, Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo, retired Tuesday after more than 20 years with the force, according to Fox. The Police Benevolent Association (PBA), the largest law enforcement union in New York, blamed Pichardo’s decision on “elected officials” playing “political games” with the police force in a Wednesday tweet.
PBA STATEMENT ON CHIEF OF PATROL FAUSTO PICHARDO’S RETIREMENT pic.twitter.com/97uVneO5ZA
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) October 14, 2020
“This is the highest attrition rate we have seen in over a decade, during a time we are battling enormous spikes in shootings and murders,” PBA President Patrick Lynch told Fox. “And thanks to the City Council and Mayor’s ‘Defund the Police’ lunacy, no help is coming any time soon. Our elected leaders need to be held responsible for the dangerous path they’ve chosen.”
New York City, under the direction of Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, defunded the NYPD by more than $1 billion in the beginning of July, following calls to redirect law enforcement funding after the death of George Floyd, according to the New York Times.
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Just proves the validity of the old saying, “The inmates are running the asylum!”
Can you blame them? Maybe De Blasio in his infinite wisdom can take time from his oh so heavy schedule to walk around the city with his social workers trying to keep the peace. Bet that won’t happen anytime soon. The mayor and his administration, along with so many New Yorkers have disrespected the police for so long, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time and New York will become the S…hole so many democrats wish it to be. Some people are born stupid others aspire to its greatness
Very True and well spoken !!
They will get an opportunity to what reduced police is really like.
DUMB ASS A CRAPS one and all. The only place the worthless mayor and their govie belong is in prison.
They are nothing but terrorist and SUPPORT THE CRIMINALS TOTALLY. .
All of these comments are right on the money, and the dems, especially NPelosi, wonder why Trump won’t agree to a stimulus bill to compensate all of the blue run cities in the country that let this crap go on and on and on!!! Nancy, and all of the Damned dems need to all get/catch a clue, get off of their high and mighty proud asses, and make some concessions soon, or it will be too late all together for a stimulus check to do anyone any good. We the people need the financial help not pet projects like a museum that got $25 million dollars in the first stimulus, and still fired most or all of its entire staff. Really!!! And Nancy wants Trump to do it again!!! Freaking idiots the entire lot of them. What is worse is the dem. citizens are the ones that voted these idiots into office, & have done so more than once!! Hell, Biden has had 47 years in office!!!! WHY????? REALLY!!!! I don’t normally curse, but WTF PEOPLE!!!! Come On Man!!!! Just exactly, how stupid can our society get?? We have allowed the faculties and staff working in our schools to indoctrinate all of our kids to this crap in the early to mid 2000s, which is the only way all of this has kind of crap continues to happen to us now in the 21st century!! My dogs/horses are smarter, learn quicker, and behave better together than the dem idiots. I’m quite sure that my dog Bear wouldn’t mind running for Speaker of the House, if we could just get the majority in the house to agree!! You know, after this election, he might just have a shot at running!!
Is there a point when the looney left throws up its hands in defeat? don’t count on it. That’s the point, they want to drive NYC into the ground..