Sworn to Duty.

[Rel]

$13,000? C'mon, it couldn't be that low. Thats $6.25/hour, security guards make more then that around here, and we're not exactly a crime mecca.

I just heard it mentioned (though I must underscore that this is anecdotal) that the current starting salary of a NOPD cop is in the neighborhood of $16,000.

 

[reveal]

I just heard it mentioned (though I must underscore that this is anecdotal) that the current starting salary of a NOPD cop is in the neighborhood of $16,000.

http://www.nopdonline.com/rec1.htm

A recruit's annual salary is $25,508. A Lieutenant makes $39,400. Salary's vary. It's not much for what they do. Heck, I make more than a Lieutenant and my job isn't as dangerous.

 

[Rel]

http://www.nopdonline.com/rec1.htm

A recruit's annual salary is $25,508. A Lieutenant makes $39,400. Salary's vary. It's not much for what they do. Heck, I make more than a Lieutenant and my job isn't as dangerous.

I stand corrected and I won't spread that piece of misinformation any further.

 

[reveal]

I stand corrected and I won't spread that piece of misinformation any further.

Too late! I've already sent out three chain letter e-mails telling people to forward it to everyone they know.

Thanks alot Rel!

 

[Psionicist]

I don't get it. The 500 police officers did what? Aren't the police supposed to deal with disasters like this? How is that wrong?

 

[BlackSilver]

More than 500 officers, up and left their remaining brothers & sisters in the force, to deal with the disaster within their city.

To quote a true hero- "To know what the truth is, the whole truth, not mine or your's...open thy mind to other greater possibilities. And when you reach that moment, there will be many paths that lies before you, for exploration. Prepare for a greater journey."
-Christopher Reeve
1952-2004

We do not know why they walked away. Did they walk off to loot the city? Or did they need to take care of their own homes, families, and lives. Can we judge them knowing what we know? Was the city not tending to the officer's families?

True giving your word should mean for something, I agree with that; your point is not lost on me, they spoke the words they should stand by them.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

I don't get it. The 500 police officers did what? Aren't the police supposed to deal with disasters like this? How is that wrong?

The 500 or so went AWOL...as in not showing up for duty & instead looting WalMarts (you can find some lovely footage of that around somwhere).

At least there is a feel good story for the rest of the force...

"Officials said Monday that between 400 to 500 officers were unaccounted for, many tending to their homes or looking for their families, and some dropping out. To lessen the stress, officers were being cycled off duty and given five-day vacations in Las Vegas and Atlanta, where they also would receive counseling.

Said Mayor Ray Nagin (search): "I've got some firefighters and police officers that have been pretty much traumatized."

Vegas sure beats the Astrodome!

 

[Del]

edit: moved to new thread

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

I don't get it. The 500 police officers did what? Aren't the police supposed to deal with disasters like this? How is that wrong?

I'm confused too. Truth Seeker's use of commas in the OP is giving me fits. Did they leave their fellow officers to deal with the problems, or did they leave their fellow officers, to deal with the problems?

 

[Dakkareth]

More than 500 officers, up and left their remaining brothers & sisters in the force, to deal with the disaster within their city.

This is not entirely clear - did they leave to deal with the disaster, or did they leave behind their fellows to deal with it?

Because I naturally assumed it was the first and wanted to ask, what was wrong with that, morally speaking ...