NYPD Officers’ Retirement Filings Up 49 Percent Since George Floyd’s Death
By Melanie Arter | June 29, 2020 | 2:37pm EDT
Hundreds of NYPD officers have filed for retirement in the weeks after George Floyd’s death through June 23, almost 50 percent more than last year.
A total of 272 officers filed for retirement during that time period – a 49 percent increase over the same time period in 2019, the New York Post reports. Last year, 183 officers file for retirement during that time.
"We are all asking the same question: ‘How can we keep doing our job in this environment?’" Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch told the New York Post. "And that is exactly what the anti-cop crowd wants. If we have no cops because no one wants to be a cop, they will have achieved their ultimate goal.â€
According to Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch, officers are at their “breaking point.â€
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