272 NYPD Police Officers Filed for Retirement Since the Police Killing of George
Ever since the protests that transpired as the result of George Floyd being killed by a Minneapolis police officer and it being recorded on a mobile phone, police officers within the New York Police Department have been filing for retirement, according to The New York Post.
After Floyd was killed on May 25th of this year, and protesters started clamoring for justice for him and many other Blacks who have died at the hands of police officers with barely any lasting consequences for the officers, cops have reportedly been demoralized because of the public outrage.
According to Fox News, the NYPD has stated that 272 officers have filed for retirement between Floyd’s death and June 23rd.
Patrick Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association said that police officers are “at their breaking point, whether they have 20 years on the job or only two.
Ed Mullins, who has the role of president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, said an “exodus” from the police department has started.
