Originally Posted by
planeluvr
What are the Chicago aviation police?
Q: How many aviation officers are there?
A: About 300. Working at the city's two major airports, they are a mix of part- and full-time cops, and some work as police in other departments, said Adam Rosen, a spokesman for Service Employees International Union Local 73, which represents them. Full-timers earn between $50,000 and $88,000 a year and cost the city about $19 million a year.
I'm starting to wonder why this department even exists. They are unarmed and have apparently been trained to "run and hide" in the event of an active shooter scenario. They are not allowed to patrol outside the secure areas of the airport. Sounds to me like they basically work as bouncers for the airlines full time. Little surprise it came to this. Perhaps its time for the airlines and not the taxpayers to pay for their own goons.