They are not going to leave a 15 year + job to move to another jurisdiction and lose seniority. They don’t really want to be on bar duty at 3 AM at their age.
I agree that some cops are in that situation—but they run the full range from newbies just out of training all the way to eligible for retirement.
They don’t really want to be on bar duty at 3 AM at their age.
To some, that’s better than dying.