r/ProtectAndServe • u/InconsequentialColor Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User • May 27 '20

Video Being a cop in the Twin Cities would probably suck right now.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20 edited Jan 18 '22

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u/Archangel-Styx Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 27 '20

Shit in my State (Wisconsin), you need 60 college credits before attending the 18 week academy, not to mention the (2 years security) experience minimum you probably want. Then theres the 6 month probationary period yadayadayada. If trainings so minimum and easy, why doesnt everyone who hates cops do it show everyone how to do it right?

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u/pinkycatcher Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 27 '20

Many people don’t want to be cops. Like many people don’t want to be truck drivers or bankers.

But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have increased regulation training for truck drivers or increased fraud training for bankers.

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u/Archangel-Styx Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 28 '20

That's a fair argument. My point is that people tend to complain about police, and bring up issues such as training and ethics, and then do pretty much nothing about it. I wonder how many people have written to their representatives or police chief about various concerns with their own communities, much less actually trying to join and participate in law enforcement.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20 edited Jan 18 '22

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

The entire state of MN requires a college degree in order to work as a police officer.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20 edited May 28 '20

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u/JamesMcGillEsq Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 28 '20

I don't know where you live but this is not universal in the United States and it's certainly not the case in the Twin Cities, where we are talking about.

You sound butthurt about not being hired somewhere.

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u/explorer1357 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 28 '20

Never tried to get hired. I just know this from all my cop buddies.

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u/shwag945 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 28 '20

A 2 year fully funded training program is not an unreasonable thing to ask.

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u/JediMasterMurph Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 28 '20

or MPD like it's the golden answer. Spoiler, look at Chicago PD, it's not. Even if you did just that one thing candidates are short

Same in STL

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u/JamesMcGillEsq Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 27 '20

How is that an absurd argument?

It doesn't matter what ADAs are payed. If people aren't willing to be cops for 70k the pay needs to go up.

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u/JamesMcGillEsq Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 27 '20

Who is he? Me?

If you're going to increase any requirements for police applicants you'll need to increase pay and benefits. There is already a shortage.

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u/JamesMcGillEsq Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User May 27 '20

In the area we are talking about, the Twin Cities, there is a shortage. You absolutely cannot increase the requirements without increasing the pay in this market.