Goodhue Police Department quits

The entire police department for the city of Goodhue, MN, notified their city council that their last day of work for the city will be Aug. 24. Police Chief Josh Smith and six officers submitted their resignations. Then Chief Smith said "Right now, currently trying to hire at $22 an hour, you’re never going to see another person again walk through those doors. It’s been three weeks now, we have zero applicants and I have zero prospects. I’ve called every PD around looking for the youngest guys out there looking to get into the game, and there’s no one getting into the game. Those that are are getting scooped up immediately and going to the Cities."

What's needed is what I call politician reform. That's where DFL politicians in the Twin Cities Metro area side with their constituents in berating police officers. That's caused lots of Metro officers to retire or move to red states, where the societies take law enforcement more seriously than politicians take criminal rights. This is worth noticing:

Rep. Pam Altendorf, R-Red Wing, who represents the city in the Minnesota House, said the story is "being blown completely out of proportion. The real story is Minnesota’s police shortage, and that smaller towns — like Goodhue and its more limited tax base — are not able to match the large salaries and significant sign-on bonuses that bigger departments can offer. The recruitment of police is in high demand in Minnesota, and this is mainly due to the failed policies of the Walz administration and the degrading of our police officers," she said.

Both Altendorf and Buck said situations like this aren’t uncommon for small towns, which struggle to compete with the incentives offered to applicants in bigger cities. "Small towns simply cannot compete with the resources bigger cities can provide in order to hire available police officers," Altendorf said. "This is what happens when government creates an environment where criminals do not receive just sentences and law enforcement is demeaned and demoralized: mass early retirements, fewer considering law enforcement as a profession, and an enormous shortage of men and women who are desperately needed to keep our communities safe."

When politicians mistreat police officers to pander to their constituents, potential police candidates find other career opportunities to pursue. Either that or they head for greener pastures where the politicians treat them with respect.

This is another Walz failure. Last session, Minnesota dealt with a projected $18,000,000,000 surplus. The legislature squandered billions of dollars on lots of the DFL's pet projects. Walz and the DFL legislature knew that police departments were already shorthanded. Why didn't Gov. Walz and the DFL legislature put a higher priority on hiring officers and helping small cities give better pay raises? This shouldn't happen in Minnesota:

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