San Francisco Is Choosing to Inflict Moral Injury on Its Cops

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3/29/2022Updated: 12/21/2023

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The staggering loss of police officers in San Francisco has been reported more and more often recently, including by me. Estimates from the department itself say the SFPD is at least 500 officers short.

Rich Cibotti

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Rich Cibotti is a Sergeant in the San Francisco Police Department and a primary instructor at the SFPD Police Academy, and he is also a licensed attorney. Visit his site at RichCibotti.Substack.com. All opinions are Rich Cibotti's own and do not reflect that of the San Francisco Police Department.

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