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.
The question is, who are the recruits who are not applying? If people who are considering the job for the power are being weeded out, good riddance. If decent people are being discouraged and power-hungry asshats are still applying, then that’s unfortunate.
Anyway, the goal should be to weed out the power-hungry asshats via psych testing and/or training before they step foot on the street in a uniform.
