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ExpatJundi t1_j1eszqw wrote

Like almost every police force in Massachusetts, the State Police are way short on manpower now. Last year they were taking people out of the detective units (homicide and drugs) and sending them back to the road. That has only gotten worse.

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Steltek t1_j1evd91 wrote

It's a sobering realization that the troopers that are leaving are not the ones people are worried about. They're the ones that have the skills to leave and apply themselves to other careers.

Lack of substantial reform that gets results is going to drain police forces of capable people and leave us with the dregs that can't make it anywhere else. I suppose after further suffering, corruption, and overall loss of trust, we'll get there but it's the long way around.

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ExpatJundi t1_j1evz5a wrote

They aren't really leaving, it's more that they aren't being replaced in sustainable numbers. It's also not a great agency to work for and a bunch of city departments pay more and have a better culture.

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Visible-Education-98 t1_j1eyoob wrote

Even MORE of a reason why they shouldn't have fired the ones who filed for religious exemption to the vaccine mandate!

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