Atlanta Police Department disputes claims about walkouts, issues statement

They said, however, they are experiencing a higher than usual number of call outs.

[jasoncochran]

The cops in Atlanta should all walkout. Let the almighty mayor fix everything.

[kea]

I don’t blame those officers not one bit.

[ILoveCats]

600 pending calls with refusals from surrounding agencies. Sounds like a walkout to me.

[midnitelitecompany]

They are not responding to calls. Scanner is silent. Department of Corrections officers answering 911 calls. It’s a mess.

[stanburk]

so when dispatch calls all the officer has to do now is say "ok on my way."
then when he gets there if there is a black person involved and anyone starts to resist or violence might happen walk away. when asked why they didn't do anything about it all they have to say is "we didn't want to be charged with assault or murder if the perpetrator of the crime decided to escalate things. If he had come along willingly then we would have arrested him. sorry these are the rules you want us to follow."

[ouroboros]

Why would they want to go to a job that expects them to go into dangerous situations and then get blamed for whatever happens?

[davidelkins]

Yeah....all is well in Atlanta. Which is why APD asked surrounding jurisdictions for assistance but has been denied except in the case of an officer down call.

But all is

[nslozzup]

I side with the police officers. Walk out, hell, stage a protest. Let Atlanta's executive authorities deal with crime the way they see fit, with a healthy helping of virtue signaling.

[Arizona.Ranger]

Go listen to the scanner, it's dead silent nobody is dispatching and no officers are around to take calls.

[PercalTM]

Give the mob what they want. Let Atlanta see how it is without police since they want it so bad.

[water]

A higher than normal call off is a walkout. I’m with the police for this lame ass defunding shit.

[brendagrimsley]

They need to fight for their jobs. I support them

[HansZarkovPhD]

850 pending calls for service in atlanta, mayor asking for mutual aids jurisdictions to help, they are refusing to respond to anything but "Officer Down" calls.

[Nick_R]

These officers should all quit, record the ensuing chaos and then post in on YouTube for our viewing pleasure. Everyone gets what they want! 😁

[drewbaum]

They are lying thru their teeth more than half of the night crew called off.

[dennisfaintuch]

BREAKING NEWS: Georgia police sources tell me only two police precincts are staffed in the entire city of Atlanta. Entire zones of officers are walking off the job. Zones 1, 3, 5 and 6 have left their posts. Zones walking off the job. #BlueLivesMatter

@toddstarnes #twitter

[CSUnger]

Wait a minute. Wouldn't a call out sick have the same effect as a walk out? No cops on the ground?

[Razgris]

Because if they admit their numbers are down, more people will take that as a sign to loot etc... duh!

[randyjohnston]

Lies. They're using jail staff and GSP. GSP is only answering traffic calls. They've asked for outside agencies to assist and were turned down by those agencies. I don't blame them or the oustide agencies.

[andygodsy]

All police should quit immediately and let antifa and BLM protect the city since they are doing such a great job everywhere else across the country.