[Oxymoron]

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The Minnesota Police deparment did a hell of a job protecting the citizens of the Twin Cities and Republican delegates from anarchist terror groups and other criminals.
So I encourage every one to help out the brave Officers of this great state.

[Dave]

You've got to be kidding me. Police officers have fantastic pay and benefits compared to other workers with comparable skill levels.

[Dr House]

Police officers have fantastic pay and benefits compared to other workers with comparable skill levels.

It's called hazard pay. You complaining?

[Dave]

What hazard? Statistically speaking police work is fairly safe. Trucking is a much more dangerous profession.

[Dr House]

Truck drivers also get paid better, if I'm not mistaken.

[Dave]

Truckers are paid pretty well, yes. Police officers are overpaid because they are public sector employees, not because their work is dangerous. Almost everyone in the public sector is grossly overpaid.

[Oxymoron]

Police officers are overpaid because they are public sector employees, not because their work is dangerous. Almost everyone in the public sector is grossly overpaid.

I think the private sector would pay more to Police officers as is proven by Blackwater who pay a much higher salary to their contractors then the Army pays even to its most elite Units.

[Dave]

Yes...they're soldiers in a war zone, where it actually is extremely dangerous.

If what rent-a-cops are paid is anything to go buy, most normal cops wouldn't get paid nearly as much as they do now (remember to take benefits into account). Elite SWAT units and detectives would probably get paid more.

[Oxymoron]

what rent-a-cops are paid is anything to go buy, most normal cops wouldn't get paid nearly as much as they do now (remember to take benefits into account). Elite SWAT units and detectives would probably get paid more.

Well the market proves you wrong Dave in New York for example we had a huge loss of exprienced police officers to the Burbs because they offered much more money for their services. The result was roughly a 30% raise across the board in NYC plus additional benefits.

[Dave]

Suburban governments offered them more money? "Competition" between various levels of government is rather different than market competition.