SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

THE WAR ON THE POLICE – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   They’re New York’s Grimmest.
More than half of NYPD cops wish they'd never joined the force in the first place, according to a damning internal department survey of 6,000 uniformed officers obtained by The Post.  The survey is a sobering snapshot of how the Finest feel in an era of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter riots, the Defund the Police movement, bail-reform laws that keep violent offenders out of jail, and legislative measures that put the burden of liability on officers while emboldening criminals.  “My retirement date is next month,” said one 20-year veteran who took the survey. “I can’t wait to run out of here.”  The officer, who would only provide his first name, Dan, said the job has hit “rock bottom” — and he’s even steered his own son away from a calling that was once proudly passed down from generation to generation.  Most who took the survey think things will only get worse, with 79% of the 5,935 respondents polled in March saying they don’t think the city will be safer in two years.  “The city is absolutely not safe at all. Bail reform. Criminals being released. Everyone knows what’s going on,” the veteran cop added.  You can blame the outgoing mayor, Marxist Bill de Blasio, the left-wing media, and the woke wing of the ruling Democratic Party.  Ten years ago New York was the safest large city in America.  No more.

November 20, 2021