Actually, yes. There was a time when officers were expected to provide their own ammunition and other equipment, the bosses were neck deep in bribery and working conditions were crap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Police_Strike I know, Wikipedia, but it is an acceptable précis of the situation. Dennis Lehane wrote a novel about the big strike called The Given Day that also does a pretty good job on the story.
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