The Newport Beach Police Dept - Are You Qualified?

Here's a police recruitment ad (admittedly from more than a decade ago) [this video] (Newport Beach Police Department recruiting video, from 2008) And the problem is just the salary and QI? I don't think so.

What the police are supposed to be is determined by local culture. Here's a police recruitment ad from Georgia: [link] Here's one from California: [this video] (The original blog post that highlighted the difference between these is down, but here's an archive link: [link] . I pulled the youtube URLs because the archived page doesn't appear to work.)

> The warrior mindset is at the root of so many of these problems. We need to disband all of the police forces and start again with a new culture based around a guardian mindset and community service. Nearly ten years ago, Reason posted a comparison of police recruitment videos from Decatur, Georgia, and Newport Beach, California. They illustrate beautifully the two mindsets you describe. [link] The videos don't play on that page any more, so here are direct links. Decatur: [link] Newport Beach: [this video]

Here's a Newport Beach (California) police recruiting video: [this video] They were actively recruiting for the type of person who would enjoy being on a SWAT team like this. [link]