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Columbus, Ohio city leaders decided that the most senior officers weren’t “reform minded” (read “woke”) enough for their liking. So, the city, which was already short of officers, offered older officers $200,000 to retire. One hundred of those officers might not have been woke, but they weren’t stupid either – they took the offer. Details here.

Now the city has to pay double the normal salary to get officers to work overtime to fill minimum staffing. They have no idea what this will cost, or how long it will take to fill the vacancies. They’re also claiming this will save money in the long run. We'll have to wait and see if the taxpayers buy that version of new math. Meantime they'll just have to live with fewer cops in parks and other areas because the city leaders have discovered that "there are a lot of neighborhoods to cover."

More proof that you just can't fix stupid.