via Wkyc:
Right now, the Cleveland Police Department has 1,242 officers. They want to hire 300 more by the first quarter of next year.
However, that might not be so easy.
On Wednesday, Cleveland City Council members grilled Police Chief Calvin Williams, demanding to know why there aren’t enough officers on the streets. The city says it’s working to hire more officers. Crime isn’t good for business, as they say.
Finding enough good candidates for the Cleveland Police force? Well, it’s complicated.
The shooting of an unarmed Walter Scott, caught on camera in South Carolina, is as bad as it gets for police. He was running away, but the officer lied to investigators, saying they got into a struggle.
It’s just one of a string of high profile shootings that turned off the public, and potential recruits, according to Richard Myers, Executive Director of the Major Cities Chiefs Association.
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