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delusions- t1_j5j9ca5 wrote

Reply to comment by Kabloosh75 in Pennsylvania State trooper charged with oppression after gun-involved road rage incident by Jumpy-Natural4868

Oooh a state cop... now how about sheriff and smaller area positions?

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Kabloosh75 t1_j5lq0gi wrote

They pay state cops starting 60k a year or somewhere around that. Sheriff deputies and municipalities pay less. Indeed puts it around 47k a year for a cop in PA.

I'm not a cop. I decided to not do that because I don't like the long hours and how much negative press comes with the position so I backed out and I am so glad I did because I make WAY more than that and I only work 40 hours a week.

All LEOs in PA do need to be Act 120 certified. I guess HACC provides an academy training program for Act 120 and so that is what you go through in order to become a cop in this state. It's probably not that hard, but they aren't making 6 figure salaries either so if you want more quality cops you need to attract the talent. Otherwise you're going to get what you're going to get.

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delusions- t1_j5lq53e wrote

Lol why did you change to talking about pay? We're talking about qualifications necessary.

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Kabloosh75 t1_j5lvjw8 wrote

Qualifications are a "want" list buddy.

The only qualifications that matter is have Act 120, be 21, have a high school diploma or GED, and don't have a criminal record.

Even the initial hiring may be conditional where the department will pay for you to get your Act 120.

Pay is a correlation to qualifications because it shows what the market values in said qualifications for the position.

You add additional requirements and you're going to have to pay more for it.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5ojuyf wrote

> how much negative press comes with the position

 
Yeah, the negative press that definitely comes out of nowhere and is completely undeserved. Spontaneously-generated negative press.

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