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Police Officers are leaving the force in record numbers, and who can blame them? 5th\/77th FA sends us a pair of articles on the subject, one from an Atlanta-centric viewpoint. Atlanta is hardly alone, with other major, Democrat cities reporting the same. Unsurprisingly, crime is on the increase with the corresponding low police presence. The cause of this is pretty obvious. In the second article a senior LEO from Louisville will retire after being relieved of her duties. Her sin? Speaking her mind.<\/p>\n
Gun Bunny sends.<\/p>\n
City sees about as many murders in 9 months this year as in all of last year<\/strong><\/em> Lakea Gaither had known only one job in her adult life. She joined the Atlanta Police Department as a 22-year-old recruit, and in the 18 years since, she was repeatedly recognized for her standout work as part of the gangs unit. Officer of the Year in 2013. Investigator of the Year in 2015.<\/p>\n Back in May, just before Atlanta\u2019s summer of unrest began, Gaither took a break that lasted through much of the summer, a time when violent crime in Atlanta skyrocketed.<\/p>\n Yet during her absence, \u201cnot one white shirt called,\u201d said Gaither, using the nickname reserved for police higher-ups. \u201cIt was very disheartening. That\u2019s when I decided it was time to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n Gaither was one of 37 APD officers who either retired or resigned in August. Twenty-six departed in July.<\/p>\n Nearly twice as many officers have left the city of Atlanta force this year compared to 2019, internal documents reveal. Many, like Gaither, said they felt underappreciated both by their bosses and city leadership.<\/p>\n At the same time, the number of murders in the city is up 40% this year from the same point in 2019. Shootings have risen 29%; aggravated assaults, 8%, APD records show.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest here: AJC.com<\/a><\/p>\n ‘They were her personal opinions and do not represent the views of this department’<\/strong><\/em> A Louisville police officer who criticized Black Lives Matter activists and Antifa supporters in an email last month was relieved of her command and will retire, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n Maj. Bridget Hallahan, 47, sent an email in August saying members of both groups will be “the ones washing our cars” and “cashing us out at the Walmart.” In response, she was relieved of her duties leading the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Fifth Division and will retire Oct. 1, interim Chief Robert Schroeder said during a news briefing.<\/p>\n “We are aware of these emails and we have been looking into them,” Schroeder said. “They were her personal opinions and do not represent the views of this department.”<\/p>\n The email starts off by saying: “I know it is hard to keep our thoughts and opinions to ourselves sometimes” amid protests over the death of Breonna Taylor and others killed by police. She said the public sometimes criticizes “what we do without even knowing the facts.”<\/p>\n “These ANTIFA and BLM people, especially the ones who just jumped on the bandwagon \u2018yesterday\u2019 because they became \u2018woke\u2019 (insert eye roll here), do not deserve a second glance or thought from us. Our little pinky toenails have more character, morals, and ethics, than these punks have in their entire body.<\/p>\n \u201cDo not stoop to their level. Do not respond to them. If we do, we only validate what they did. Don\u2019t make them important, because they are not. They will be the ones washing our cars, cashing us out at the Walmart, or living in their parents\u2019 basement playing COD [Call of Duty] for their entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n She also claimed that officers and their families have been victims of doxing, the publishing of someone’s private information, “merely because people just don\u2019t like being told what to do or what not to do by police.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nBy Christian Boone and Shaddi Abusaid<\/strong><\/p>\nLouisville officer who criticized Black Lives Matter and Antifa in email relieved of command, to retire<\/h3>\n
\nBy Louis Casiano<\/strong><\/p>\n