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Oakland isn't under court oversight because of their lack of bachelor's degrees. A degree doesn't make you more moral or less corrupt. A police officer with a

Oakland isn't under court oversight because of their lack of bachelor's degrees. A degree doesn't make you more moral or less corrupt. A police officer with a high school degree that has worked for a few years isn't going to become better at their job if they get a bachelor's. It only takes 12 years of education to learn how to de-escalate situations, make arrests, and issue citations. The reason for gun training is that when guns do get used, it's a life and death situation.

CalChris 9y ago
A GED is not a high school degree. But if you are recommending that police officers should not carry guns until they learn how to de-escalate situations, you might be onto something. However right now, a GED and 26 weeks at the OPD academy gets you a gun, a license to kill and a starting salary of $69,912. And that license is valid on day one, not 12 years later. BTW, I live here. We went through three police chiefs in a week due to the coverup of officers sleeping with prostitutes. They should fire the department and start over. Except that there's a union. You know, the good sort of union.