I'm glad to see most of our members are again airing our dirty laundry in a public forum. Somethings are best kept behind doors at FOP meetings and amongst ourselves. Never will the public have pity for a group of adults who whine like children. The fact of the matter is, the economy nation-wide is not doing so well right now and other large departments are actually letting people go in order to make ends meet. I know people in the public sector that have not gotten raises in 3 years. I know a few