LAPD Heroes Flee for Better Cities

There's a lengthy and interesting piece about the current travails of the LAPD at Patterico.com. It begins like this:

Despite the tenor of news reports surrounding last week’s violence in MacArthur Park, many officers in the Los Angeles Police Department are valorous and dedicated. In fact, this morning, 17 current police officers will receive the LAPD Medal of Valor. Notably, three of them now serve in other communities.

In fact, according to the L.A. Police Protective League, fully 60% of LAPD officers have been with the department less than five years. At that rate, almost the entire department could have been replaced twice since the 1992 riots. Notably, officers who leave the LAPD in their first five years have to repay the City for their academy training.

Read on and you'll find out why the LAPD is having so many difficulties lately, and why the citizens of Los Angeles increasingly find themselves with officers who are afraid to use aggressive tactics.