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Texas bill would allow permanent residents to serve as police officers
Police everywhere are fighting two battles: crime in communities and a shortage of qualified candidates. The chiefs of the biggest cities in North Texas say allowing this group the opportunity to become police could help with the shortage of jailers and officers.
fox4news.com
Short version: A North Texas lawmaker has put forth a bill that would allow legal permanent residents to serve in law enforcement.
Thoughts?
I saw this article today, and even though the story says the bill has been introduced in previous legislative sessions, I had not heard about it before today.
This concerns me a bit because I immediately thought of Mexico and the stellar reputation their police force has, which pushed me toward the thought that this kind of bill opens up the perfect way for cartels to slip in those who are more than willing to turn a blind eye to certain activities that would normally draw the attention of law enforcement.
Those who are “legal residents“ have been serving in the military for several years, but I have also read stories about gangs there as well with the numbers increasing.
***Not that Wikipedia is the best source for facts and numbers, but I have seen other articles and reports that back up a proliferation in gang activity in the military.
From Wikipedia: According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, the NGIC identified members of more than 53 gangs who served in the military.
Wikipedia also cites an FBI gang investigator saying that 1-2% of the military is involved in a gang, which puts their numbers at 50-100 times the general population‘s gang members.
Whether those numbers are true or not, how long would it take a major city, or cities struggling to find qualified LEOs to work the smuggling routes to become flooded with recruits that have gang or cartel ties?
I realize we are well on our way to a banana republic but the idea of turning over our safety to those who have a higher chance of being bought off, blackmailed, or threatened is a frightening thought.