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10 Florida SWAT officers quit unit over ‘political climate’: report
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Ten members of a police SWAT team in a South Florida city quit the unit this week, concerned about “today’s political climate” and its impact on their jobs, according to a report.
In a letter dated Tuesday, the officers in Hallandale Beach, Broward County, complained of being “minimally equipped, under trained and often times restrained” in performing their duties, Miami FOX station WSVN-TV reported.
The officers – who were leaving the SWAT unit but not resigning from the force – wrote that they were concerned that city officials were “placing the safety of dogs over the safety of team members.”
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The letter and resignations came as police officers across the U.S. were facing a high level of scrutiny and criticism following the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/10-florida-swat-officers-quit-unit-over-political-climate-report
https://wsvn.com/news/local/10-members-of-hallandale-beach-polices-swat-team-resign-in-letter-to-police-chief