Chicago Police shortage, ONE IN EVERY SIX gone, DEFUND the police, CONSENT DECREE at risk

Do we need to turn down the temperature on Defund the Police?  A Chicago Sun-Times WatchDog Investigation revealed one in six police has left CPD since 2016.  The city cannot afford to lose more officers, yet the rhetoric continues to discourage safe, collaborative, community policing, especially coming from our highest officials and the media. Studies showing correlations between black perspectives on policing and black churches receiving more messaging about politics and racism could help intervene before the next police incident occurs. References  Main, F and Schuba, T.  Chicago Sun-Times, The WatchDogs. Oct. 25, 2024, “Chicago Police Department exodus: New cops are leaving in droves, Sun-Times investigation finds”. https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/10/25/chicago-police-department-exodus-suburbs-recruiting Morin, R., Parker, K., Stepler, R. and Andrew Mercer. Pew Research Center, Jan. 2017, “Behind the Badge: Amid protests and calls for reform, how police view their jobs, key issues and recent fatal encounters between blacks and police”. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/01/11/behind-the-badge/ Quinn, D. and Smith, A. Pew Research Center, July, 2021, “Pastors Often Discussed Election, Pandemic and Racism in Fall of 2020”. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/07/08/pastors-often-discussed-election-pandemic-and-racism-in-fall-of-2020/ NSFW content, explicit language.  Entertainment purposes only.   Visit my Website/Visita mi sitio de web:  www.cocopatrice.com Bandcamp: https://nicolepatrice.bandcamp.com/releases Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolecocopatrice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicolePatrice19/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cocopatrice1 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nicolepatrice TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cocopatrice1?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=es Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nicole-patrice/1542400640 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2C6BT6aPx6R1DR1A6s3i2C Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/WFH/dp/B08P7ZLVKG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Nicole+Patrice&qid=1607039867&s=dmusic&search-type=ss&sr=1-1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cocopatrice  #chicagopodcast #police #chicagopolice #brandonjohnson #cityofchicago #policereform #publicsafety #crime #chicagocrime #chicagonews #kimfoxx #blacklivesmatter #thinblueline #defundthepolice  This publication may contain copyrighted materials owned by a third party, strictly used for educational and informational purposes.  The publisher of this content has no intention of infringement on any parties for materials for which I do not have the explicit rights.    Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.