Defining a Paper Tiger. Almost certainly everyone has ran across them. They were created when the push became to run safety services like a private business. Since that experiment started LODD's have increased 150% in law enforcement and over 50% in fire. First responder injuries have ran unchecked as their is no personal gain in decreasing them for the Paper Tiger, so they go ignored. Morale has decreased to alarming lows as the Paper Tigers claim it is only a select few, over 50% is not a few. Also, turnover among safety forces has skyrocketed higher than any in last 20 years.