"The $5k recruitment bonus we give to new officers will be utilized by a number of these NYPD officers. There is no reason to risk your life serving when the mayor hates you and believes your department shouldn't even exist." " Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, posting to his personal X account in response to a MAGA influencer's claim that "just about every NYPD cop I've spoken to has told me they're putting their papers in to leave. They're not about to stay in a city where the mayor, and the people who elected him, openly hates them." Ron DeSatan is attempting to lure NYPD officers with a mere $5k bonus. See NYPD's generous salary, benefits, and pension plan here: NYPD is a good gig. The worst governor in America doesn't consider that the spouses of these NYPD cops are well-paid teachers, nurses, or civil servants with their own munificent pension plans.
Why would NYPD officers relocate to Florida where vaccinations are not mandatory, gun laws are non-existent, property insurance rates are sky-rocketing, seasonal hurricanes cause catastrophic damage, fluoride is banned from public water, and water pollution is endemic? According to WalletHub, Florida is among the worst states for healthcare, scoring 48.7 out of 100. Moreover, violence in Florida far exceeds the Empire State. In an average year, 3,108 people die and 6,358 are wounded by firearms in Florida which has the 23rd-highest rate of gun violence in the US. These are wartime casualty counts. In an average year, 984 people die and 2,841 are wounded by firearms in New York State, which has the 5th-lowest rate of gun deaths in the US. If any NYPD cop wants to leave because their new mayor is Muslim: Adios muchacho! The Big Apple doesn't need racist Islamophobic cops, thank you very much. NYPD will simply recruit more minority officers if there is a mass exodus, which I doubt will occur.
Worst. Governor. Ever.
