tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post6067234953053402516..comments2023-09-10T07:12:25.438-06:00Comments on Greg Solano Blog: Badge, Gun, and Green Card?Greg Solanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333496888444848509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-69978023941748548082007-05-18T06:47:00.000-06:002007-05-18T06:47:00.000-06:00The pay scale for law enforcement is a crying sham...The pay scale for law enforcement is a crying shame. (Same goes for teachers ... a rant for another day)<BR/>I'm thankful for the men and women who put themselves in harm's way, and I hope one day they get the financial support they really deserve. Why does our society think pencil-pushing government blah blahs and crack-smoking, booty-shaking "starlets" deserve it more?<BR/>I was recently out at the city's wastewater treatment plant and was surprised to learn that the starting pay for operators there rivals the starting salary for both city police and your agency. (Not that putting up with that smell isn't also worth some dough ...BUT) When I said that out loud, Costy Kassisieh, the director of the plant, summed it up like this: "I tell people they can come to work here and our sh*t doesn't shoot back."<BR/>I couldn't put that in my story. Bummer.<BR/>The SharkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com