General Discussion

It's not like this outside the US. Particularly in Europe. Think about it. The people we rely on to enforce the law, protect us from criminals, put out house fires, triage us after a car wreck, and teach our children are some of the lowest paid people in the country. That makes absolutely no sense. Seems many Americans just don't want to pay for the higher salaries that would attract better applicants.

At least there are standards for teachers, firefighters and paramedics to weed out most of the can't cut it's. Not so much with cops, depending on the jurisdiction, and particularly ICE. So we're left with the high school jackass who slept through class and spent most of their time in study hall or detention. Now they're carrying a gun and qualified immunity. And for ICE, making big bucks doing it. What could possibly go wrong?! Could America get any more ass backward? Perhaps I shouldn't ask that.