[quote=Hobie][quote=SK in CV][quote=flyer]On that note, police recruits are down 90% in some areas, and as things get worse, no doubt there will be more and more early retirements and fewer applicants, so it will be interesting to see how society functions, should we ever get to the point where those in need call and no one answers.[/quote]
What do you mean by “as things get worse”?[/quote]
maybe as more cops are being ambushed for one.[/quote]
Except they’re not. This year is higher than last year, much of that in the last 30 days. But the last 5 years are lower than the 5 before that. And those 5 years are lower than the 5 before that. And it’s been going that way for 30 years. The last 30 days have been an anomaly. Absent that, there is no evidence that things are more dangerous for cops.