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Blue city officers flocking to cop-friendly red states, police leader says: ‘Why would anyone stay?’ | Peter D'Abrosca, Fox News FOP vice president reveals why law enforcement is abandoning Democrat-run areas for greener pastures Law enforcement officers in areas primarily run by Democrats continue to flock to red states for job security, better pay and bosses who will back them up, according to one police leader. Joe Gamaldi is the national vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). He is an active lieutenant with the Houston Police Department, and he said police in blue cities are tired of facing hostility from local leaders. "What we've seen is really a mass exodus of police officers leaving far-left cities for basically greener pastures," he told Fox News Digital. "Because, ultimately, people want to feel appreciated for what they do, and when you have a boss — in this case, mayors or city councils, who regularly call you a piece of crap to the public — why would anyone stay?" Florida is one example of a Republican-led state that has benefited from the mass departures. According to a 2024 statement from former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, the state welcomed 5,000 law enforcement recruits between 2022 and last year, and 1,200 of them came from out of state. "Florida is the most pro-law enforcement state in the nation because we back our blue," Moody said at the time. "We’ve been spreading the word about all the great incentives to join our ranks, and individuals like the new Sarasota recruits have answered the call, leaving behind places where their service was not as appreciated as it is here." She said she was "as inspired as ever to continue doing all we can to show our support to those who bravely protect and serve" after seeing the influx of police officers into the state. Gamaldi said officers are also moving to cities that may lean blue but are in red states and still have the support of elected leadership and the community, adding officers are "voting with their feet." "We're also seeing it [in] Texas in Houston, which is a city that leans a little blue, but they have been supportive of police officers," he said. "The mayor there has given a massive raise to police officers. You're seeing officers go there. You're seeing officers go to Dallas. So, you're seeing all these communities, and there's one common thread. It's ‘We support police officers.'" Gamaldi emphasized that the trend began after the 2020 defund the police movement and said, in many cities, law enforcement officers are afraid to do their jobs in "critical incident" situations, even when they do them by the book. "I think you can look no further than Seattle, Portland, Chicago [and] New York," he said. "All of these cities have basically told their police officers, 'We don't support you. We're not gonna be there for you when you need us. We're gonna try to defund you when given the opportunity.' "I mean, my goodness, right now, one of the mayoral candidates for New York has actively said he wants to defund and dismantle the police department," Gamaldi said, referring to socialist Zohran Mamdani, who has been open with his anti-police rhetoric. Blue cities, Gamaldi said, are worse off for driving out their police forces. "Look at the mass exodus of experience in solving cases and experience of just mentoring the next generation of police officers," he said. "I mean, the damage that was done in 2020 with the defund the police movement, rhat's going to reverberate for decades. You don't just recover from something like that when you have all of that experience walking out the door." He also pointed to better pay and other financial perks, like cities covering moving expenses, as reasons law enforcement officers are moving away from far-left areas. ... "To anyone watching this right now," Gamaldi said, "if your boss was constantly telling you [that] you're doing a horrible job, and, in addition, if you were following the exact policies, training and the law of your job, and yet they are still demonizing you, still throwing you under the bus, still trying to indict you, why the hell would you stay?" Read more:

Owen Gregorian

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Britain colonized Nigeria after the transatlantic slave trade became more of a burden than a source of profit. The empire’s focus shifted from human trafficking to extracting raw materials for British industry and imposing a captive market for manufactured goods, ensuring capital accumulation and profit. Infrastructure, especially railways, was not built for the people but to transport raw materials from the interior to the ports for export. These trains needed fuel. The British Imperial Institute conducted mineral surveys in Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1903 and 1904 to identify exploitable natural resources beyond existing agricultural products. They discovered vast coal deposits in Onitsha Province, present-day Enugu State. At the turn of the twentieth century, coal was to capitalism what oil is today it powered industry, railways, and maritime transport. Local coal exploitation in Britain had already fueled its industrial revolution. In 1915 and 1917, the colonial administration acquired land from Ngwo community chiefs “without charge” and began production immediately: 7,000 tons in 1915, 24,000 tons in 1916, and quadrupling the following year. By 1929, annual output had reached 364,000 tons, most of it used to power railways. But coal extraction required human labor, and the colonial regime initially relied on forced labor, conscripting prisoners and poor peasants. Many farmers resisted leaving their lands to work in mines without prior experience. Local warrant chiefs collaborated with the colonial authorities, extorting bribes from those trying to avoid conscription, while the colonial police protected these corrupt collaborators much like today’s authorities protect entrenched elites against the masses. As labor demand grew, the colonialists turned to wage labor, recruiting workers from other regions, who primarily worked underground digging coal, while non-local recruits filled clerical and technical roles a deliberate strategy to prevent workers’ unity. The Great Depression of 1929 halted coal expansion. Demand fell, and by 1934 production dropped to 120,000 tons. Wages were cut, forcing workers to bear the brunt of this global capitalist crisis. With only one union in Nigeria by 1930bthe Nigeria Civil Service Union, formed in 1912 workers began organizing. Over the next decade, at least a dozen new unions emerged, including among coal miners, who protested wage cuts and poor conditions. By the late 1930s, coal production recovered, but wages did not. Workers launched a dispute in 1937 to restore pre-1931 salaries and won. In response, management created ethnically divided advisory councils, but these failed to contain workers’ growing solidarity. In the 1940s, coal miners formed unions, including the Enugu Workers Trade Union in 1940 and the Enugu Colliery Surface Improvement Union in 1941. These merged in 1944 to form the Colliery Workers Union (CWU), led by Isaiah Okwudili Ojiyi, a former teacher respected for his knowledge of labor law and his deep ties to the rank-and-file a key lesson: genuine union leadership must emerge from the workforce itself. The CWU demanded better wages and working conditions. Management initially refused to negotiate, leading to dismissals, the hiring of replacement workers, and the banning of the union, while reintroducing ethnic councils. The union continued underground, raising worker consciousness. Its legitimacy came from the workers, not government recognition. After World War II, workers’ anger grew as living conditions worsened. They demanded a Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA), sparking Nigeria’s first General Strike from June to August 1945. CWU activists coordinated local actions, strengthening worker confidence. Workers rejected ethnic councils and pushed management to recognize the union, eventually winning wage arrears and restored allowances after further go-slow strikes in 1947 and 1948.

K.Diallo ☭

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We are very sad to share the loss of a member of our NFRSA family. RPD Alfie - ‘Alf’ for short, and who served for an astonishing ten years with WMP Dog Unit and West Midlands Police, slipped away with his tennis ball in his mouth last week and Darryl, his handler, shared his wonderful story. “Alf was gifted to West Midlands Police when he was just 10 months old. The reason given by his then owner (who was in tears) “he was so destructive we can’t do a thing with him. He’s a pain in the arse.” What should’ve been a 6 week course was completed in 4 weeks. Turns out he just needed a job.! Alfie went on to work for 10 years during which time he found numerous amounts of drugs, cash and firearms. On one occasion we arrived for our first early shift of the week. A shooting had occurred during the night in a particularly nice part of Birmingham and Alfie and I were tasked with searching for the outstanding firearm. Arriving at the scene I spoke with the Sgt in charge of the search team. “It’s a massive area full of all kinds of s**t. Could you just run Alf over it to see if he shows any interest anywhere. I’ll be in the van, give us a shout.” In typical Alfie fashion, off he went like a stabbed rat, clambering over all manner of junk only to freeze. He’d found it.!! The Sgt hadn’t even taken the froth off his coffee. No matter what time of day or night, no matter what the weather or search conditions Alfie gave his all. With his wonky front foot to his long whippy tail, he made me laugh everyday, he was a real little character. This was summed up on one particular occasion. Monday morning, refresher training. The instructor “We’ve been asked to give a demo at HQ for some VIPs.” Me “No, I don't do media” Later in the day we found ourselves at HQ in front of 100 or so VIPs, all sat in a lecture theatre waiting to be amazed by one of West Mids finest.! The instructor “I’ve hidden the gear (Drugs) in the electrical socket underneath the main screen so everyone can see him work.” In we go and Alfie goes to work, gradually getting closer & closer to the drugs. Standing on his back legs,front feet on the wall. I’m looking on like a proud Dad. Alfies almost on top of the drugs when all of a sudden he drops what he’s doing and shoots towards the audience, running between legs beneath the chairs towards the buffet..!! Oh dear, I thought.! Alfie, having helped himself to a Somosa came running back whilst struggling to swallow the thing. He then went straight back to the drugs giving a perfect “freeze” indication which got a round of applause from the now hysterical audience..!! I reluctantly gave a “click” for a job well done and he come flying over for his ball. As if things couldn’t get any worse and just for good measure Alfie started rolling around on his back all happy with himself and revealed his “pink lipstick”..!! That was Alfie.🥰🐾 Following retirement Alfie went to many a shoot with my wife Jane and our daughter Milly, retrieving & flushing game birds. He was a natural. He passed with a tennis ball in his mouth just the way he wanted. It was an absolute pleasure and honour to have worked Alfie. He put a smile on my face every single day. RIP Little man❤️” What a little star he was - thank you for your service Alfie. Sweet dreams.

NFRSA

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