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2025-06-19 Home Front: Politix

California police plead for help amid officer shortage as union boss warns of unprecedented riot ‘onslaught'

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-19 04:48|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [246 views ] Top
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#1
To the Cal. Police.
Remember Trump is sending help, your politicians are fighting.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-06-19 09:23|| 2025-06-19 09:23|| Front Page Top

#2 I seem to remember something about the effectiveness of a whiff of the grape (Not Welch's) according to some French guy.

Posted by alanc 2025-06-19 10:29|| 2025-06-19 10:29|| Front Page Top

#3 ...after 4 were shot at Kent State, no more university building burned for a long time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-06-19 11:12|| 2025-06-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I seem to remember something about the effectiveness of a whiff of the grape (Not Welch's) according to some French guy.

If the rioters are waving the flag of a foreign country while they destroy property, attack police and block freeways it should be considered an act of war. Grape would be appropriate.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-06-19 12:02|| 2025-06-19 12:02|| Front Page Top

#5 In response to the protests, over 640 highway patrol officers have been sent to Los Angeles. Additionally, nearly 400 additional CHP Special Response Team officers have been deployed to aid law enforcement.

Dunno where they came from. Only rarely do we see them enforcing the law on our freeways. People zip on down the road at 100 mph, engaged in speed contests while others poke along at 45 mph in the fast lane causing severe traffic jams. I'd love to see some of them get pulled over and cited but I never do.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-06-19 12:20|| 2025-06-19 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Johnson leads a union that represents approximately 7,000 patrolmen deployed throughout the state. However, he points to staffing shortages caused by attractive retirement packages, leaving a gaping hole in the department’s headcount.

Ah. So that's the problem. It's a sweet deal for the patrolmen. Just watch out for the races while you're driving on the freeway.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-06-19 12:25|| 2025-06-19 12:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Could this crap be a distraction by our enemies to distract our attention from the mid-east wars?

Posted by Old Salty 2025-06-19 13:07|| 2025-06-19 13:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Seems a bit convoluted, Old Salty, but mine is a simple mind. Why do you think it’s a possibility?

Posted by trailing wife 2025-06-19 13:20|| 2025-06-19 13:20|| Front Page Top

#9 TW it could have been if laid before to coincide with a war. We do know China is doing this. But this latest round, I think is more coincidence with Iran and Russia.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-06-19 13:33|| 2025-06-19 13:33|| Front Page Top

#10 The phrase "a whiff of the grape" should be retired. Good God, it makes you sound OLD. Literally *nobody* has used "a whiff of the grape" since the Beverly Hillbillies were on the air.

Posted by Crusader 2025-06-19 22:25|| 2025-06-19 22:25|| Front Page Top

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