As the city of Seattle experiences historically high crime, its police department continues to dwindle and recruitment efforts continue to fail. One former King County Sheriff puts it bluntly: “we’re screwed.” [More]
This one’s all yours, Tommy Lee.
[Via bondmen]
I’m an old bastard, but if they’d put up about a quarter mil / year I’d sign on for 5 years 🙂
” Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn’t tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports in camouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go, “Baa.”
Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog. ”
https://www.mwkworks.com/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html
Still, there is the question of what to do with the occasional rabid sheepdog. That question has been discussed “since Christ was a corporal” to borrow an old USMC saying. I suspect it will continue to be discussed until someone comes up with an answer that actually works.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes%3F
But I’m pretty sure that getting rid of all the sheepdogs is not the way to go.