Post by nocops on Sept 30, 2006 7:41:38 GMT -5
Thursday, Hundreds of Miami police gathered in protest....
What.....police protesting? What the hell do the police have to protest about, you ask? Well, I can assure you it had nothing to do with police misconduct.
Outradged cops from the Miami Police Dept., demanded that the starting salaries for new officers be increased. Claiming that the starting salaries for new officers is very poor compared to the majority of police forces in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
....but wait a minute... according to the Fraternal Order of Police, Miami police rank 36th out of 42 South Florida police agencies in starting salaries. The starting salary is $37,775 per year. That's not not a bad salary for an entry level position, right? Oh, but wait...it doesn't stop there.... they get periodic cost of living and performance-based pay increases, automatic 5% pay increases yearly for the first 7 years(that's a $15,374 raise in a matter of 7 years) and
multiple longevity increases for 10, 15, 16, 20, 21 and 22 years of service.
Here's just few more of the little pirks of the job..
*Employee pension plan.
*Health insurance coverage.
*Voluntary deferred compensation plan.
*Life insurance.
*Opportunities for promotional advancement.
*Take-home vehicle program.
*Eleven paid holidays.
*Annual Leave (vacation, ill time, holidays, personal days, bereavement).
*Tuition reimbursement program.
*Ongoing training opportunities.
*State funded educational incentives.
*Military leave.
*Direct payroll deposit program.
*Uniform/clothing allowance.
*Employee credit union
Those poor guys.....ya gotta feel bad for 'em. In the first 7 years, their only making a total of $322,928. It almost makes you wanna hold a charity telethon for them, doesn't it? I can see it now..... Jerry Lewis up there showing photos of starving police officers running around with no shoes on. It makes me sad...it really does.
NOW BACK TO THE REAL WORLD.
Just in case some of you missed it, a lot of what I just said was called sarcasm.
This really pisses me off. 1 out of every 8 Americans (37 million) are living in poverty and these assholes have the nerve to protest about a $38, 000 starting salary!?!? FUCK THEM!!!
What.....police protesting? What the hell do the police have to protest about, you ask? Well, I can assure you it had nothing to do with police misconduct.
Outradged cops from the Miami Police Dept., demanded that the starting salaries for new officers be increased. Claiming that the starting salaries for new officers is very poor compared to the majority of police forces in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
....but wait a minute... according to the Fraternal Order of Police, Miami police rank 36th out of 42 South Florida police agencies in starting salaries. The starting salary is $37,775 per year. That's not not a bad salary for an entry level position, right? Oh, but wait...it doesn't stop there.... they get periodic cost of living and performance-based pay increases, automatic 5% pay increases yearly for the first 7 years(that's a $15,374 raise in a matter of 7 years) and
multiple longevity increases for 10, 15, 16, 20, 21 and 22 years of service.
Here's just few more of the little pirks of the job..
*Employee pension plan.
*Health insurance coverage.
*Voluntary deferred compensation plan.
*Life insurance.
*Opportunities for promotional advancement.
*Take-home vehicle program.
*Eleven paid holidays.
*Annual Leave (vacation, ill time, holidays, personal days, bereavement).
*Tuition reimbursement program.
*Ongoing training opportunities.
*State funded educational incentives.
*Military leave.
*Direct payroll deposit program.
*Uniform/clothing allowance.
*Employee credit union
Those poor guys.....ya gotta feel bad for 'em. In the first 7 years, their only making a total of $322,928. It almost makes you wanna hold a charity telethon for them, doesn't it? I can see it now..... Jerry Lewis up there showing photos of starving police officers running around with no shoes on. It makes me sad...it really does.
NOW BACK TO THE REAL WORLD.
Just in case some of you missed it, a lot of what I just said was called sarcasm.
This really pisses me off. 1 out of every 8 Americans (37 million) are living in poverty and these assholes have the nerve to protest about a $38, 000 starting salary!?!? FUCK THEM!!!