A few weeks after 170 Atlanta police officers called in sick in response to their brothers in blue being charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks, The New York Post is reporting that members of the NYPD have staged a similar “protest” in response to the anti-police brutality demonstrations that have taken place in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
According to the report a whopping 272 uniformed police officers in New York City have filed for retirement from May 25th through June 24th compared to the 183 officers who filed their farewell papers during the same time period last year.
The 49% uptick in retirements comes in the midst of protests calling for the defunding of the police across America and a looming $1 billion dollar budget cut to the NYPD.
A source told the New York Post that the aforementioned retirements could signal a “crisis” for the 36,000-member police force in the Big Apple.
Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said cops are “at their breaking point, whether they have 20 years on the job or only two.
