Baltimore in ‘Crisis’ Due to Officer Shortage After Months of Anti-Police Policies

The Ferguson Effect. Progressives/Socialists must be so proud. Their Cloward-Piven Strategy seems to be working. Hopefully, it's not too late.

Baltimore in ‘Crisis’ Due to Officer Shortage After Months of Anti-Police Policies

After months of pressure from city and county officials heaped upon the Baltimore Police Department and repeated attempts to hamper police work in the city, the ranks have been thinning. As officers retire, others quit, and as budget cuts and policy changes affect still more, it appears that few new recruits are lining up as replacements.

A report by the city’s police union reveals that there are nearly 200 fewer officers today than at this time one year ago, and the lower number of officers poses a safety hazard, CBS Baltimore reports.

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http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/union-baltimore-city-police-in-crisis-due-to-officer-shortage/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/07/baltimore-crisis-officer-shortage-months-anti-police-policies/

I don't mind cutting police forces... as I think they are overgrown. But if there are critical shortages then they need to be pulled out of the communities that protest against them. If the problem is indeed the police in those areas... let those areas find a different solution. You can't have it both ways.