Nearly 200 officers have applied to leave Minneapolis police force

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Nearly 200 officers have applied to leave Minneapolis police force
by Mike Brest, Breaking News Reporter |
 | July 21, 2020 09:41 AM

Minneapolis police officers are leaving the department in droves.

Nearly 200 officers have filed paperwork to leave the force because of what they claim is post-traumatic stress, said Ronald F. Meuser Jr., a lawyer representing the officers, according to a report by the New York Times on Tuesday. Around 20% of a department of around 850 people could soon be gone.

The news comes nearly two months after George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of using a fake $20 bill, was killed during an arrest by four police officers, sparking protests around the nation against racial inequality and police brutality.

Roughly 65 officers have left the department this year, which is higher than the 45 departures per year.

“It’s almost like a nuclear bomb hit the city, and the people who didn’t perish are standing around,” Officer Rich Walker Sr., a 16-year Minneapolis police veteran and union official, said of the mood within the department. “I’m still surprised that we’ve got cops showing up to work, to be honest.”

Floyd died on Memorial Day after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes despite his pleas for air.

The officer who pressed a knee to Floyd's neck, Derek Chauvin, was fired from the department and has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The three other officers who were involved in detaining Floyd were also fired and charged with aiding and abetting murder.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nearly-200-officers-have-applied-to-leave-minneapolis-police-force

[PeteS in CA]

I have almost as little sympathy for the Mayor of Minneapolis as I have for Derek Chauvin. The mayor stoked the fires that burned down the city and that (metaphorically) burned out these officers. #PotteryBarnRule

[Chosen Daughter]

Defundorama: Minneapolis Police “Disbanding” Via Disability Claims?
ED MORRISSEYPosted at 2:01 pm on July 20, 2020

The Minneapolis city council wants to dismantle its police force. It may not get the chance, however, as the police officers themselves may accomplish it first. The city has received an overwhelming number of disability claims from law enforcement that might sideline a quarter of its police force.

The curve isn’t flattening, either, according to an attorney handling the claims:

The continued surge of Minneapolis police officers seeking disability benefits after the George Floyd unrest is heightening concerns of a police staffing shortage amid a wave of violent crime.

Ron Meuser Jr., the lawyer handling the claims, said his office met with an additional 43 Minneapolis cops this week who have retained him. That’s in addition to the estimated 150 officers who Meuser said at a July 10 news conference had retained him. And it brings the total closer to 200 now, out of a sworn force of about 850.

Meuser said most of the officers starting the disability paperwork leave their jobs fairly quickly on a medical leave. The disability claims process can take up to six months.

He said his office has “dozens and dozens” of more appointments with officers scheduled for next week. “The curve has not flattened,” Meuser said. “We are signing up a staggering number of officers every day right now.”

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/07/20/defundorama-minneapolis-police-disbanding-via-disability-claims/

Its up to the state?  They are going to claim PTSD and will now live off the government.