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I doubt that danger has any significant impact on recruitment or retention (at least for anyone who belongs wearing the badge). The biggest problem hurting retention is a lack of support from both the community and local politicians. The retention problem hurts recruitment because so many new police recruits have always been either from families with a long police tradition or individuals influenced by officers they knew.

Departments that cannot retain their own officers are raising salaries and dropping standards - which still isn't enough to keep the numbers up but which exacerbates the lack of support be attracting recruits who shouldn't be wearing the badge.

The result is a cycle where departments lose good officers and bring in mediocre or bad officers to try to fill the gap -- which further erodes support for the police.

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Now now Col Jack I know you know better. The NRA & GOP have not advocated for defunding the police … it’s the far left wing of the Democrat Party. Now I know you know that because I know you’re not stupid … misguided perhaps but not stupid. You know that we are all together living in Biden’s America where women who were men but are now woman can jiggle their naked fake breasts on national tv, where there are apps for your phone that tell you where the concentration of human poop is located in the street so it can be avoided, where criminals are running through the streets destroying property, stealing from stores and calling it reparations, where pornography is introduced to 1st graders, where inflation has driven up the cost of everything, where people from 167 different countries just walk into a sovereign nation receive money and transportation to the city of their choice. I could go on but at this point I just need to remind you that in no instance has there been any reference, even from your left wing buds, no reference to the NRA. As for the GOP I would be less than honest if I said I was happy with their performance during this period of great danger to the Republic. That said I would rather a root canal than be a Democrat in Joe Biden’s America. Like I said your not stupid, a bit brainwashed perhaps but not stupid. You know there is no way you would serve as a law enforcement officer in this climate - a climate created by Joe Biden not the NRA or the GOP that’s a canard that simply won’t work. You can deny it six ways to Sunday but Biden is the President and the country is a reflection of his leadership or lack there of. Like I said earlier you’re not stupid … I don’t know what to call it - but I know you know better.

SFC Casey O'Mally For better or worse it’s Biden’s America! Can’t run from that fact

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen More of Biden’s America. x.com/markfusetti/status/ [login to see] 50483962?s=12

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - One thumbs down deserves another. Really disappointed in you Col. Jack thought you had more gumption than that --- but then again you might just fit perfectly in Joe Bidens America.