LA County Sheriff calls vax mandate threat to public safety
"I have repeatedly stated the dangers to public safety when 20% to 30% of my workforce is no longer available to provide service, and those dangers are quickly becoming a reality," he wrote in the statement.The department has been hit with a slew of unscheduled retirements and abrupt resignations over the mandate, the sheriff said.
"As a result, homicide rates will continue to rise, response times will increase, solve rates will diminish, arrests will decline, patrol services will significantly decline and patrol stations will close," according to the statement. He added that he got the shot and believes the vaccine works but called the decision a"personal one" for officers.The press release urges concerned citizens to contact the board of supervisors.
"With the pandemic diminishing, there is no justification for the Board mandate," he wrote."It is like putting up the storm windows after the storm has passed."The L.A. County Board of Supervisors didn't immediately return a Fox News request for comment. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips toGet all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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