https://archive.is/2023.04.17-155007/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-17/mayor-karen-bass-calls-for-9500-lapd-officers
In an interview, Bass said she fears the accidental release of photographs of LAPD officers, recently provided by the department in response to a public records request, could accelerate the outflow. If the city fails to fix its recruitment and retention problems, the LAPD could easily fall below 9,000 officers in the coming months, Bass said.
Lol.
Yeah, so that way they'd be incentived to stop leaving it in their cars in plain sight. "Hey Joe, how did that gun hand up in the hands of a convicted abuser who just killed his wife?"
Failure to secure a weapon you chose to own should be criminal negligence and taken seriously.