Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers

[TexasTowelie]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he is approving $1,000 in hazard pay bonuses for state law enforcement officers, and they will receive the money by the end of this month.

The money is coming from coronavirus pandemic relief funding that Mississippi received from the federal government.

The Republican governor said officers have continued working through the pandemic while facing “downright crazy” rhetoric.

“They had to bring the same level of professionalism day in and day out, despite a litany of dangerous rhetoric by politicians and talking heads about those who serve in this profession — broad, sweeping characterizations about who they are and what they stand for, simply based on their line of work,” Reeves said during a news conference. “Some have called policing inherently and intentionally racist. There were calls to defund the police, to dismantle them.”

Read more: https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2021/dec/21/mississippi-governor-sets-1k-bonuses-state-law-off/

[walkingman]

1. This is an example of why funding without strict guidelines is crazy.

If you give these monies to states like Mississippi or Texas (or other red states) they will pick the winners and losers. Millions, if not billions, were claimed by individuals and businesses these last couple of years.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. How many strawmen arguments can this man mow down in one paragraph?