gex80 t1_j8q5oz0 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 3:39 AM

Reply to comment by Dino1087 in Full Police Officers Salaries For The State of NJ. by vakr001

The point they are making is teachers who provide a much needed service are under paid and education could be better funded where as the police are able to make time and a half sitting in their cars at a construction job without lifting a finger.

One could argue that if we moved budget from the police to the schools, we would need less police because the average education goes up and with more education future adults would have more opportunities and less likely to commit crime.

Dino1087 t1_j8q95o1 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Also, my father owned a paving business and 9 Times out of 10, the cops sitting at a construction job are paid for by the GC or entity running that job and are “loaned” out by the agency. So they’re actually providing a stable income thru other means that doesn’t come from the county or state or whatever means you’re trying to compare. It’s Just simply not true or comparable.

Dino1087 t1_j8q9h4b wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:11 AM

Also, teachers are underpaid because school boards lack the know how or care to put a good budget in place. Or the higher ups in that district are overpaid and not doing a damn thing about it. Blaming teachers salary on law enforcement is so dumb

Dino1087 t1_j8q8tyw wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:05 AM

That’s a giant over generalization of an entire profession though, both ways. Just because you see officers “sitting in cars wasting time” doesn’t mean a GREAT DEAL of them work overtime to bring children home to their mothers, solve crimes and provide justice for other families. Quite Frankly it’s bull shit too