Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. You know that big story about how *dozens* of state troopers in Massachusetts were resigning over the vaccine mandate?

That got a metric shit ton of airplay, because it sounded good for clips, with no context and all?

Well, here’s the rest of the story.

Even if there were dozens (and I assumed 4 dozen - 48 people), that would have been just 2.4% of the force resigning in protest over the mandate.

The real number?

Wait for it….

Wait for it….

One

Just one guy. The union puffed up and claimed dozens retired, when it was a single guy according to the State Police. One guy. Out of 2,000+. That’s an impress 0.05% rate. More than 99% have gotten vaccinated.

We have an update ppl. There weren’t dozens.

The State Police have stated that one officer has claimed vaccination resistance as reason for resigning.

One.

Not dozens.

One. https://t.co/2PNZqTd3jK

— lawhawk #vaxxingforafriend (@lawhawk) September 28, 2021

NYC faces a bigger challenge btw, since the mandates have been upheld by the courts, and the NYPD has gotten only 58% compliance. That’s still a higher rate than most GOP controlled states, but horrifically low given that the leading cause of death among NYPD and law enforcement nationwide is: covid19 for the last two years. Gun violence is a distant second, and it’s amazing how the GOP and law enforcement ignore the root causes of their own deaths or see those deaths as something better than protecting lives in being.