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Jackson MS murders paced for deadliest year on record... police force shrinks
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:17 am
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:17 am
News article
$26,000 for that job... man frick that
but I'm sure the Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba with tackle this problem head on since he did promise to make Jackson
"the most radical city on the planet."
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Over nearly nine months, a surge of killings in the Capital City has propelled the city on a course that could make 2020 the deadliest year in history, according to an analysis of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and individual reports from the Jackson Police Department.
At the same time, the number of active duty officers patrolling a beat keeps dropping despite recruit classes that bring more patrolmen into the fold.
As of Thursday, Jackson had 75 homicides thus far in 2020, a 23 percent increase over the same period last year.
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Part of the challenge, Banks said, is providing competitive pay. Right now, the starting salary for a JPD officer is $26,000.
$26,000 for that job... man frick that
but I'm sure the Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba with tackle this problem head on since he did promise to make Jackson
"the most radical city on the planet."
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:18 am to Lawyered
I didn't know Little Kenya even had police.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:20 am to Lawyered
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26,000 for that job... man frick that
I wouldn’t work any job in Jackson for 26k a year. Let alone one where I might get shot at.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:20 am to Lawyered
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$26,000 for that job... man frick that
You make almost double that stacking boxes in an Amazon warehouse. What a shame.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:22 am to Lawyered
Working 40 hours a week / 52 weeks a year
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A salary of $26,000 equates to a monthly pay of $2,167, weekly pay of $500, and an hourly wage of $12.50.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:25 am to LSUJML
26k is damn near poverty wages in 2020, especially if you have a family. That's ridiculous that a cop could probably qualify for food stamps and Medicaid, although I'd imagine they have ok benefits.
This post was edited on 8/28/20 at 9:29 am
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:27 am to Lawyered
It must be all the racist white people chasing down and killing blacks in the streets
Right?
Right?
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:28 am to fallguy_1978
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26k is damn near poverty wages in 2020, especially if you have a family. That's ridiculous that a cop could probably qualify for food stamps and Medicaid.
But those morons outside the house of Jeff Bezos with the guillotine want $30/hr for sorting and delivering Amazon packages
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:29 am to fallguy_1978
It’s crazy over there. I worked in the area for about 3 yrs.
If someone commits a crime in a surrounding city they will not follow the perp into the Jackson city limits.
My employees voted for the cukomba guy because they thought he had their best interests in mind.
Crazy crazy area and you stay out of most of Jackson during the day and definitely not at night
If someone commits a crime in a surrounding city they will not follow the perp into the Jackson city limits.
My employees voted for the cukomba guy because they thought he had their best interests in mind.
Crazy crazy area and you stay out of most of Jackson during the day and definitely not at night
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:33 am to brucevilanch
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I didn't know Little Kenya even had police.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:34 am to BAMBAM
At some point the total number of people in areas like this has to decrease to where only sensible folks are left right?
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:34 am to BAMBAM
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Crazy crazy area and you stay out of most of Jackson during the day and definitely not at night
To be fair, I stay out of about 60% of Baton Rouge most of the time, even during the day.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:45 am to Lawyered
Democrats there think that the city is flourishing under Lumumba's leadership
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:50 am to Lawyered
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he starting salary for a JPD officer is $26,000.
Baton Rouge Police Department start at 32k.
For those of us in the business, we call what you are seeing in Jackson a clue.
You get what you pay for.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:52 am to Lawyered
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Right now, the starting salary for a JPD officer is $26,000.
I’d rather be homeless
Posted on 8/28/20 at 9:56 am to Lawyered
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$26,000 for that job... man frick that
and THAT is a huge reason you have some circumstances show up when there is a bad apple (most cops are legit).
see, don't defund the police, rather increase their pay along with the standards for employment. Then, you will see substantial improvements across the board.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 10:39 am to CharlesLSU
Wheels stolen off Jackson police cars.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 10:43 am to Lawyered
quote:I think I went to Camp Bratton-Green with him.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Posted on 8/28/20 at 10:55 am to Lawyered
Not one frick will be given about their lives I bet.
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