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THE SAD STATE OF NYPD
Congratulations. You have finally done it. You have made great strides in
destroying the NYPD. Yes, you, Mr. Mayor. Yes, you Commissioner (Fill in
name here). Yes, you Borough Presidents, City Councilmen and women, Mayoral
candidates, the Media, our Unions and last but not least, the citizens of
New
York City. What was once the premier law enforcement agency in the
world is rapidly becoming at best, a stepping stone to other agencies, and
at
worst, the last resort for employment for the illiterate, unemployable
masses. Apply and you most assuredly will not be turned away. 30 years old
and no employment history? No problem. Arrests in your past? We can work
it out. That is the current state of NYPD recruitment.
To the Mayor: You appreciate the value of law enforcement, but not to those
who carry out the enforcing. Your mind-boggling disregard of the value of
police officers allowed you to compare yourself with the mayors of other
municipalities when you gave yourself and your cronies a raise, and in the
same breath stated that a similar comparison of police officer salaries was
irrelevant. As pitifully as it sounds, we have buried officers that took
home
less money than the raise you gave yourself. That is disgusting.
The latest Academy graduating class saw 20 of its members turn in their
shields and head for a better agency within a week of graduating. If you can
believe the papers, that was $2 million wasted. There will be more to
follow. Many, many more. It is an expected occurrence in the drive to
maintain staffing levels. The costs of fleeing cops is adding up
exponentially. But still no raise -- nothing to make the job more
appealing. Just maintain
force levels, no matter the experience lost or expense incurred. There are
thousands of former NYPD cops in other agencies all over the country. I
know
quite a few. We all do. Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Las Vegas,
Florida, Massachusetts, California and on and on and on. For the most part,
their salaries are appropriate for where they work and allows them to buy
homes for their families on their own salary. Not homes that are
70 miles away from their place of work. Not HUD homes. Not homes in the
worst parts of town. They can afford real homes, in safe neighborhoods.
NYPD
cops cannot afford to do this. I know I can't. In addition, how many
thousands of cops have been lost to FDNY? For the same pay they will work a
job that requires much less of their time and zero outside scrutiny. Many
laughingly consider FDNY the place where they rest up for their real job. A
thousand firefighters in a thousand years of firefighting will never make
the
decisions that would carry the same ramifications and accountability that
police officers make routinely. There is no civilian board, to my
knowledge,
that assesses the work of firefighters and recommends punishment
accordingly.
For this there is pay parity. Why? What is the incentive to remain an NYPD
Police Officer when given the choice of FDNY another agency? Being
an interesting job just doen't cut it anymore. There is no longer any
choice. This, unfortunately, has never been a concern of yours. Thank you
Mr. Mayor.
To the Mayoral Candidates. A greater example of sniveling cowards you will
never see. Every one of you has used the NYPD as a whipping boy in order to
placate those in the city who consistently rally to the defense of criminals
following a confrontation with police. You are unfit to lead this city. It
will be the disaster it was under our previous mayor. If certain groups
appear to have an especially problematic relationship with the police --
have a long hard HONEST look at those groups. To you cowards this is
unthinkable. It is politically more astute, at the moment, to blame the
poli
ce rather than even attempt to examine the behavioral problems of the
populace that CAUSE friction with law enforcement. You, if elected, will
live in Gracie Mansion, with round the clock police protection. (From whom?)
And people will still live in fear of their neighbors, in part due to the
cowardice
of your brand of "leadership." Thank you, candidates.
To the Media: A few stories here and there about the problem with NYPD
recruitment is a pretty good indication that it does not pay for you to be
honest about it -- at the moment. It is disastrous. Where a hundred
thousand used to pay to take the test, a fraction will only take it ---- for
free. Standards are dropping faster than a White House Intern and there is
barely a mention of it. Unfortunately, the stories about the actions of
these
"bottom of the barrel" candidates when they are police officers will make
for
much better copy. I can picture you salivating now. In the meantime, you
will continue to display the first holy communion picture of every perp that
runs afoul of the NYPD. Thank You Media. Great job.
To the Commissioners: To stand by silently, obediently, when thousands of
years of NYPD experience is walking out the doors is unforgivable.
Recruitment has never been this bad. Ever. When we needed a powerful voice
to demand a livable wage for us, you were effectively silent. All of you.
Thank you, Commissioners.
To our Unions: Your all-encompassing quest for self preservation has left
you
impotent when it comes to getting us what we deserve. All one needs to do
is
add up the costs of training cops that do not stay, and add to that the
costs
of the actions of those cops that should have never been hired in the first
place. And if the best that you could do for us was to set up job fairs so
that other departments could recruit from within our ranks, then you
should have done just that. You owed us that at least if all you had to
offer us was ZEROs. Thank you Unions.
To the citizens of New York: Congratulations. You are getting the depatment
you deserve. Recruitment classes filled with people with absolutely no
other
viable employment opportunity open to them. Cops that are increasingly
reactive, rather than proactive, because you want them to be. You let this
happen. The value of homes in this city have skyrocketed to the point where
cops cannot afford them, and you want them to live in the city. If your
property taxes went up $100 a year, we could afford to pay COPS what they
deserve. We could afford to make the NYPD a viable option when considering
other jobs. We could afford to be choosy with our candidates. As things
stand now, we can't. Thank You residents.
Congratulations. You have finally done it. You have made great strides in
destroying the NYPD. Yes, you, Mr. Mayor. Yes, you Commissioner (Fill in
name here). Yes, you Borough Presidents, City Councilmen and women, Mayoral
candidates, the Media, our Unions and last but not least, the citizens of
New
York City. What was once the premier law enforcement agency in the
world is rapidly becoming at best, a stepping stone to other agencies, and
at
worst, the last resort for employment for the illiterate, unemployable
masses. Apply and you most assuredly will not be turned away. 30 years old
and no employment history? No problem. Arrests in your past? We can work
it out. That is the current state of NYPD recruitment.
To the Mayor: You appreciate the value of law enforcement, but not to those
who carry out the enforcing. Your mind-boggling disregard of the value of
police officers allowed you to compare yourself with the mayors of other
municipalities when you gave yourself and your cronies a raise, and in the
same breath stated that a similar comparison of police officer salaries was
irrelevant. As pitifully as it sounds, we have buried officers that took
home
less money than the raise you gave yourself. That is disgusting.
The latest Academy graduating class saw 20 of its members turn in their
shields and head for a better agency within a week of graduating. If you can
believe the papers, that was $2 million wasted. There will be more to
follow. Many, many more. It is an expected occurrence in the drive to
maintain staffing levels. The costs of fleeing cops is adding up
exponentially. But still no raise -- nothing to make the job more
appealing. Just maintain
force levels, no matter the experience lost or expense incurred. There are
thousands of former NYPD cops in other agencies all over the country. I
know
quite a few. We all do. Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Las Vegas,
Florida, Massachusetts, California and on and on and on. For the most part,
their salaries are appropriate for where they work and allows them to buy
homes for their families on their own salary. Not homes that are
70 miles away from their place of work. Not HUD homes. Not homes in the
worst parts of town. They can afford real homes, in safe neighborhoods.
NYPD
cops cannot afford to do this. I know I can't. In addition, how many
thousands of cops have been lost to FDNY? For the same pay they will work a
job that requires much less of their time and zero outside scrutiny. Many
laughingly consider FDNY the place where they rest up for their real job. A
thousand firefighters in a thousand years of firefighting will never make
the
decisions that would carry the same ramifications and accountability that
police officers make routinely. There is no civilian board, to my
knowledge,
that assesses the work of firefighters and recommends punishment
accordingly.
For this there is pay parity. Why? What is the incentive to remain an NYPD
Police Officer when given the choice of FDNY another agency? Being
an interesting job just doen't cut it anymore. There is no longer any
choice. This, unfortunately, has never been a concern of yours. Thank you
Mr. Mayor.
To the Mayoral Candidates. A greater example of sniveling cowards you will
never see. Every one of you has used the NYPD as a whipping boy in order to
placate those in the city who consistently rally to the defense of criminals
following a confrontation with police. You are unfit to lead this city. It
will be the disaster it was under our previous mayor. If certain groups
appear to have an especially problematic relationship with the police --
have a long hard HONEST look at those groups. To you cowards this is
unthinkable. It is politically more astute, at the moment, to blame the
poli
ce rather than even attempt to examine the behavioral problems of the
populace that CAUSE friction with law enforcement. You, if elected, will
live in Gracie Mansion, with round the clock police protection. (From whom?)
And people will still live in fear of their neighbors, in part due to the
cowardice
of your brand of "leadership." Thank you, candidates.
To the Media: A few stories here and there about the problem with NYPD
recruitment is a pretty good indication that it does not pay for you to be
honest about it -- at the moment. It is disastrous. Where a hundred
thousand used to pay to take the test, a fraction will only take it ---- for
free. Standards are dropping faster than a White House Intern and there is
barely a mention of it. Unfortunately, the stories about the actions of
these
"bottom of the barrel" candidates when they are police officers will make
for
much better copy. I can picture you salivating now. In the meantime, you
will continue to display the first holy communion picture of every perp that
runs afoul of the NYPD. Thank You Media. Great job.
To the Commissioners: To stand by silently, obediently, when thousands of
years of NYPD experience is walking out the doors is unforgivable.
Recruitment has never been this bad. Ever. When we needed a powerful voice
to demand a livable wage for us, you were effectively silent. All of you.
Thank you, Commissioners.
To our Unions: Your all-encompassing quest for self preservation has left
you
impotent when it comes to getting us what we deserve. All one needs to do
is
add up the costs of training cops that do not stay, and add to that the
costs
of the actions of those cops that should have never been hired in the first
place. And if the best that you could do for us was to set up job fairs so
that other departments could recruit from within our ranks, then you
should have done just that. You owed us that at least if all you had to
offer us was ZEROs. Thank you Unions.
To the citizens of New York: Congratulations. You are getting the depatment
you deserve. Recruitment classes filled with people with absolutely no
other
viable employment opportunity open to them. Cops that are increasingly
reactive, rather than proactive, because you want them to be. You let this
happen. The value of homes in this city have skyrocketed to the point where
cops cannot afford them, and you want them to live in the city. If your
property taxes went up $100 a year, we could afford to pay COPS what they
deserve. We could afford to make the NYPD a viable option when considering
other jobs. We could afford to be choosy with our candidates. As things
stand now, we can't. Thank You residents.
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