Are cops paid enough or should they be rewarded better for their service?

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In the U.S. the annual pay for a police officer is around $50K, in my opinion, it is too little to risk your life on a daily basis. I think police officers should be paid more for their services.

I'm a police officer, and I have seen many brothers in the force fall due to corruption, you have to keep in mind that many of us who enter the force comes from poor background and it is hard to get out from under with such a low salary.

In my opinion, being a police officer today is more complicated than in my time, everything is supervised and criticized when you make a mistake, and if you add to this the low pay, it is necessary to increase and improve the training to be a police officer at the same time, that is to say, to be more demanding.

You can probably guess my stance based on my job title but I think they more than earn their salary. Not just detectives like me, but everyone who works in law enforcement. Anytime people are disrespectful to the badge, it means they are disrespecting our country and the rule of law.

Ok, so I know firefighters and police officers like to razz each other a bit, but honestly I think they know they have our respect. Anyone willing to go into dangerous situations knowing they might not get to go home that night deserves a very high degree of honor.

I mean if you really think about it most professions that serve the public should be compensated better. High-quality education can be pretty impactful in preventing crime yet teachers get paid peanuts. I don't think we do a good enough job as a society to put money where it needs to be

It's a tough question to answer. Thankfully, my area is relatively safe so I wouldn't say I'm putting my life on the line everyday but officers in more dangerous places still get paid about the same for a riskier job

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