Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.

Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments.

Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” As of July, sheriff’s offices statewide were down 1,800 deputies, Landry said.

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    4 months ago

    Haha oops! Yeah he’s just an example though. Well I’d say they grew up and lived in a time where the economy had real growth so there were opportunists and they got wealthy - so they fundamentally don’t understand the power of fascism as material conditions deteriorate. They are stupid and that is dangerous.