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poli-junkie

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15. City of SB jobs:

Sun May 1, 2022, 02:31 PM

May 2022

Scroll until you see police job offerings

https://www.google.com/search?q=city+of+santa+barbara+jobs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=tlexp&htiq=city%20of%20santa%20barbara%20jobs

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Tired of the "Defund the Police" label [View all] Joe Nation May 2022 OP

There needs to be a complete rethink of what policing is JCMach1 May 2022 #1

When the christofascists cut police budgets or attack first responder retirement packages... Thomas Hurt May 2022 #2

Good ideas. Training from 6 wks to a year is especially appealing. brush May 2022 #3

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #4

Reallocate the police is more what was intended I think. But.... Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2022 #5

Cops don't need to be paid more poli-junkie May 2022 #6

Not even close. The average salary for a police officer in the US is $55k per year. Jedi Guy May 2022 #7

My local Santa Barbara figures poli-junkie May 2022 #8

Again, not even close. Jedi Guy May 2022 #10

City of SB jobs: poli-junkie May 2022 #15

Fair enough. I would point out, however, that the range is $90k to $110k. Jedi Guy May 2022 #17

Require at least an AA degree poli-junkie May 2022 #30

Many departments do these days, though I agree all should. Jedi Guy May 2022 #35

does your figure include ot? mopinko May 2022 #12

Chicago police quickly have a base rate of high 5 figures. former9thward May 2022 #21

I think it is usually the overtime. At least from every cop I know. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #38

I'm fine with raising teachers' salaries, too. Jedi Guy May 2022 #51

+1 ck4829 May 2022 #57

"Embed non-police personnel with patrol officers." Jedi Guy May 2022 #9

It was a scare tactic that the trump Klan concocted in 2020 liberal N proud May 2022 #11

Oh, it regularly makes the rounds on the moderate left as a more reform-minded alternative to the WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #27

+1, dems should use Scotts tax raises as a stoke even more than GZP used Defend policing uponit7771 May 2022 #33

More training, more standards, more rules, more accountability. bucolic_frolic May 2022 #13

True. To the best of my knowledge, there are no national standards for anything. Jedi Guy May 2022 #24

Some keep bringing this up but i haven't heard one person say this or seen one sign anywhere in my Samrob May 2022 #14

"i haven't heard one person say this" Jedi Guy May 2022 #25

+1, cause it was a 2020 GZP stoke now GZP is trying to get past J6 revelations they don't have much uponit7771 May 2022 #34

You know what repugs read in your post? Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #16

not just Rethugs, a shedload of Indies, Latinos, and Asians as well. All 4 groups, on balance, Celerity May 2022 #19

Unfortunately, you must live with the meme that STUCK Model35mech May 2022 #18

Big difference with CRT though. Some Dems stupidly DID call for defunding the police with that Celerity May 2022 #20

"old massa treated his slaves with kindness and love" Jedi Guy May 2022 #26

yeppers, it enrages me as well Celerity May 2022 #36

THe point is CRTers and AntiCRTers interpret CRT VERY differently Model35mech May 2022 #29

That is obvious in face value. Rethugs try to weaponise and change meanings all the time. Celerity May 2022 #32

Personal experience Precipice_dweller May 2022 #22

I am a Democrat and 100% support defunding the police. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #23

A few questions, if I may. Jedi Guy May 2022 #28

Quick responses Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #37

Hm. Well... Jedi Guy May 2022 #55

I'm a Democrat and I'd rather abolish the police. What we have now is unreformable. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #31

Word. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #39

Presuming they are in fact abolished, who (if anyone) would enforce laws? Dial H For Hero May 2022 #40

Who enforces them now? WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #41

The system is flawed, granted. But the question remains. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #42

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #43

The question still remains, though. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #44

What happens now? WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #46

Many of them (not enough, granted) are arrested, convicted, and imprisoned. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2022 #49

I'm certain I'm not going to be able to give you an answer that works for you. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #50

I'm not looking for an answer that just "works for me", but a concrete proposal. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #52

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #53

Still not the slightest detail. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #54

I never hear it tavernier May 2022 #45

A national policing standard needs to be established bluecollar2 May 2022 #47

Is "Defund the Police" STILL a bad idea? Especially considering what they can do with those funds? ck4829 May 2022 #56

Community planning is too freakin complicated for small brains RANDYWILDMAN May 2022 #58