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<p>Uh, must we? Given inevitable reforms in public employee benefit packages - as most states and municipalities are awash in debt - it’s not clear what sort of pension police officer will continue to have, or even whether they’ll have pensions at all.</p>
<p>Furthermore, like I said, I keep coming back to the physical danger associated with being the job of being a police officer. I don’t care what sort of pension you may have, it’s worth nothing if you’re shot to death.</p>