GOP Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Sunday his intention to offer police officers fleeing liberal municipalities $5,000 to relocate to the state of Florida were he promises they will be treated more fairly.
As The Hill reports:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced on Sunday his intention to sign legislation that would give a $5,000 bonus to police officers around the country who relocate to Florida to work in the state.
“We’re actually actively working to recruit out-of-state law enforcement, because we do have needs in our police and our sheriff’s departments,” DeSantis told Fox News on Sunday.
“In the next legislative session I’m going to hopefully sign legislation that gives a $5,000 bonus to any out-of-state law enforcement that relocates in Florida,” DeSantis continued.
“So NYPD, Minneapolis, Seattle, if you’re not being treated well, we’ll treat you better here. You can fill important needs for us and we will compensate you as a result,” DeSantis said, referring to law enforcement jobs that were potentially jeopardized by vaccine mandates.
Many liberal municipalities have begun to take a more hostile stance toward their own police officers since the death of George Floyd in 2020.
