Police Quit Because of Intense Scrutiny, Adding to ‘Workforce Crisis’

San Francisco police recruits at the San Francisco Police Academy on May 15, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Retired police officer A.J. Gillinger, 51, talked his son out of following in his footsteps.

“You’re out of your mind,” he told him. “Why would you take up this job right now when it’s so disrespected? It’s just being attacked on every level.”