I have been reading quite a bit lately about cops getting laid off, furloughed, having pay and benefits cut, and the like.  I am hoping our readers out there who are officers right now, or who are familiar with their local department’s situation, to comment here and let us all know what they have experienced.

I have written before on what a foolhardy proposition it is to lay off cops to save money.  Cash saved right now, perhaps.  But in the long run, the price will not be worth the increase in crime, reduction in public trust, and hard cash that will be spent later to battle the problems caused today.

Let us all know what the state of affairs is in your local jurisdiction…