Sure, why not? Not like they would be a downgrade from US citizens.

No Is the applicant pool so small they have to outsource? Maybe they can line up some refugees for the force.

That's actually one of the arguments.

So as a U.S. citizen, you have no issue with a non-citizen being placed in a position of almost unlimited authority over you?

By the way, one of the arguments in favor is that non-citizens can serve in the military. I see that as an entirely different thing. In fact, I think non-citizens should be welcomed into the military as a path to citizenship and exemplary service in the U.S. military should immediately make them eligible for citizenship. But having a bunch of resident aliens firing at ISIS in a foreign land is a lot different than granting them authority to pull me over in my car.

No. Why would this be a debate?

We don't need cops in towns like Mt Prospect and Sleepy Hollow. I am sure you told your friend that.

Weren't there like 20,000 applicants at McCormick Place for the CPD test last week ?

That's actually one of the arguments.

No. They should all apply to be garbage collectors like well-behaved aliens.

One of his arguments was actually pretty much that, that within the next 10-15 years with self-driving cars the need for police man power in Mt. Prospect would be greatly reduced. The people on the council- most of whom are 60+ years old- scoffed at that and acted as if he was talking about some crazy shit out of The Jetsons.

¿Donde puedo submitar mi aplicacion?

¿Donde puedo submitar mi aplicacion?

i'm slowly coming around on this mult

I believe your friend brought this up at the club. He looked at me strange when I said I had no problem with non-citizens as police officers. If the person is authorized to work in this country and goes through all the required training, I really don't care. Police forces are dealing with issues such as community trust and being able to communicate language wise, and I suspect having non-citizens would address some of that. In an ideal world, you want the police force to reflect the community.

But I think citizenship should be a requirement if you're going to police citizens.

What's the difference between a US citizen and a non-citizen having unlimited authority over you?

I'd take it a step further and say non citizens should hold no government employment.

A police force shouldn't "reflect" the community. That's just dumb identity politics. It should actually be the community. If LaQuan McDonald is a neighbor who you watched grow up, it's probably going to be a lot harder to shoot him in the back than if you're some kind of pseudo jailer sent in from Edgebrook to run roughshod over people you don't know and don't want to know.

But I think citizenship should be a requirement if you're going to police citizens.

You know perfectly well the cop didn't come from Edgebrook, just his attorney.

But here is the counter to your statement, that same officer who wouldn't shoot Mc Donald if he knew him would be similarly reluctant to police his bad acts if he knew him.

I agree.