{"id":200348,"date":"2021-05-04T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/05\/04\/this-is-how-you-weed-out-the-militia-types\/"},"modified":"2021-05-04T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:34:00","slug":"this-is-how-you-weed-out-the-militia-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/05\/04\/this-is-how-you-weed-out-the-militia-types\/","title":{"rendered":"This is How You Weed Out the Militia Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Once again making a joke of, “Protect and Serve,” police are some of the public servants least likely to get a vaccine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a good thing:  It is a canary in a coal mine.<\/p>\n

When you tell a police officer, get a vaccine, or you are suspended, and they take the suspension, 9 times out of 10, they are right wing militia types who have infiltrated the police.<\/p>\n

These are the cops who generate your problems with brutality, racism, and million dollar judgement.<\/p>\n

Let them go:<\/p>\n

Police officers were among the first front-line workers to gain priority access to coronavirus vaccines<\/a>. But their vaccination rates are lower than or about the same as those of the general public, according to data made available by some of the nation\u2019s largest law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

The reluctance of police to get the shots threatens not just their own health, but also the safety of people they\u2019re responsible for guarding, monitoring and patrolling, experts say.<\/p>\n

At the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, just 39 percent of employees have gotten at least one dose, officials said, compared to more than 50 percent of eligible adults nationwide. In Atlanta, 36 percent of sworn officers have been vaccinated. And a mere 28 percent of those employed by the Columbus Division of Police \u2014 Ohio\u2019s largest police department \u2014 report having received a shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d Joe Lombardo, the head of Las Vegas police and sheriff of Clark County, said of the meager demand for the shots within his force.<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Police hesitancy also means officers may be vectors of spread to vulnerable people with whom they interact during traffic stops, calls for service and other high-contact encounters. That could thwart efforts to restore community trust in a moment of heightened scrutiny after last month\u2019s conviction of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice touch people,\u201d said Sharona Hoffman, a professor of law and bioethics at Case Western Reserve University. \u201cImagine having a child in the car who\u2019s not vaccinated. People would want to know if a police officer coming to their window is protected.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Make it mandatory and fire the cops who refuse.  They are refusing to support public health.<\/p>\n

You will end up with a better police force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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