Police Are Warning About Soft On Crime Policies: ‘We Cannot Keep You Safe’ – Town Hall

National Police Association spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith said there has been an unsettling amount of officer resignations (up 18 percent) and retirements (up 45 percent), making it difficult to protect the streets. We can't get new people to this profession because law enforcement has been lied about," Smith said, adding “we've been vilified. So we're heading we're in a crisis.” Smith also said that police departments in at least 11 cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Seattle are severely understaffed, making it extremely unsafe for people.