tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post12934199056284754..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Despite high unemployment rate, law enforcement slots hard to fillGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20092512208001794492010-01-04T09:45:38.903-06:002010-01-04T09:45:38.903-06:00Why would you (a peace officer applicant)want to b...Why would you (a peace officer applicant)want to be employed and be treated as a "second class" citizen?<br /><br />Why do departments insist on hiring only youngsters?<br /><br />Why do departments have high physical endurance requirements? If you answer, "Because these minimum standards must be met to do the job", I want to remind ALL departments that you lowered the standards when you were required to hire more women(Don't feel bad, so did the military).<br /><br />Departments could look at the job descriptions and determine which jobs really needed the "Steriod Boys". Re-write those that do not. That alone would help the shortage.<br /><br />I accepted my first Law Enforcement job in 1961, and retired from the Criminal Justice Field in 2004. Laws, policies, and certainly employment criteria have changed during those years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com