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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is so depressing.
Again another example of people only caring for their own welfare...Nothing Republicans/Trump would like better than to destroy every Union in the Country..Does this piss you guys off as much as it does me?
Or should I just be grateful for our brave cops and keep quiet..?
Police Union endorses Trump!!!
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/police-union-endorses-trump-for-2020-re-election/?fbclid=IwAR1neQkLguGXPY4o4eaatjdhqtm-SVzdrRD8pLpDeVDnUpC6G7w8q8MZTYU
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)busterbrown
(8,515 posts)TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Sucks but better than the alternative!
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,709 posts)Especially since the prison guards in California sold out to support the 3 strikes bullshit.
mountain grammy
(26,650 posts)and Trump being at ground zero.. Total lies. They'll lie for him, but then police are used to lying.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,433 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)vote against their unions and that immoral creep. But honestly, I am not holding my breath.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)When have you ever seen a police union endorse a democrat? That union's endorsement is a non event, IMO, it will only harden opposition to Trump among those that see police often over-stepping their authority and often lying to cover that up.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Responsible for the safety of our families.. MF45.. our insane Prez who thrives on his policy of hate..and you think it's nothing? I agree that cops probably never endorsed a Dem... But these are diff. times.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)and the police unions always endorsed them. We need to recognize that police unions are not our friends, they often stand counter to everything that we believe in and fight for. Trump did not appear out of thin air, the police unions should well know of his lack of morals and corruption, yet they enthusiastically endorsed him.
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)most are from the military who got brain washed by right wing military indoctrination
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)They are there to protect scumbag cops and preserve the status quo (ie protecting property over people). Authoritarian to the core. Fuck 'em. (I say this as a very strong supporter of workers' rights and the idea of organized labor as a radical force for positive change in society)
A few links from a quick google. There's a shitload of other critique out there.
Why We Cant Support Police Unions: A labor movement that seeks to fight oppression has no room for police unions.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/07/black-lives-matter-patrick-lynch-ferguson
The unjust power of police unions
https://theweek.com/articles/860002/unjust-power-police-unions
Police Unions Should Never Undermine Constitutional Policing
https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police-practices/police-unions-should-never-undermine
Across the U.S., police contracts shield officers from scrutiny and discipline
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-unions/
How Police Unions and Arbitrators Keep Abusive Cops on the Street: Officers fired for misconduct often appeal the decision and get reinstated by obscure judges in secretive proceedings.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/how-police-unions-keep-abusive-cops-on-the-street/383258/