Officer departures dominate LMPD budget hearing

Too late for that. The politicians have spent every year since merger eliminating any semblance of independence. It hasn't existed for a long time. KRS doesn't keep you from getting fired even if your lawyer can spend the next 3 years getting reinstated. Nobody wants to go through that. People are leaving in droves anyhow. The department is going down like the Titanic. I don't expect it will matter much longer anyhow if the rioters return. It won't be in the city or even the state's control. Remember that Mitch McConnell has Trump on speed dial.