The article title is somewhat misleading, as you can see from the text:
Immigrants without U.S. citizenship will soon be able to get badges and guns, and authorized to arrest Americans in the nation’s capital, as the city’s Police Department (DC MPD) struggles to recruit and retain police officers. New hires, including non-citizen green card holders, will even be offered up to $25,000 in signing bonuses.
Still, this is just another example of the societal breakdown that we call Washington, DC.
EDIT: I looked into this further. The source for the National Pulse article is The relevant section of the DC Police employment policy is It states:
(c) Section 205(a) (D.C. Official Code § 5-107.04(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "a citizen of the United States" and inserting the phrase "a citizen or national of, or person lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States" in its place.
So it looks to me like not only is the title of the article misleading, but the article itself is as well. I'm going to leave it up, but will alter the flair.
[Source.](https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/12/non-citizens-can-now-arrest-u-s-citizens-in-washington-d-c/)
The article title is somewhat misleading, as you can see from the text:
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Immigrants without U.S. citizenship ***will soon be able to*** get badges and guns, and authorized to arrest Americans in the nation’s capital, as the city’s Police Department (DC MPD) struggles to recruit and retain police officers. New hires, including non-citizen green card holders, will even be offered up to $25,000 in signing bonuses.
Still, this is just another example of the societal breakdown that we call Washington, DC.
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***EDIT:*** I looked into this further. The source for the National Pulse article is [here.](https://wtop.com/dc/2023/07/people-with-green-cards-now-eligible-to-be-dc-police-officers/) The relevant section of the DC Police employment policy is [here.](https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/24-345) It states:
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(c) Section 205(a) (D.C. Official Code § 5-107.04(a)) is amended as follows:
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(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "a citizen of the United States" and inserting the phrase "a citizen or national of, or person lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States" in its place.
So it looks to me like not only is the title of the article misleading, but the article itself is as well. I'm going to leave it up, but will alter the flair.
(post is archived)