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Archae

(46,301 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:54 PM Jun 2020

Chris Hayes just detailed the biggest problem we have with police...

Police unions.

The head of the AFL-CIO wants the Minneapolis police union to resign, due to his inflammatory remarks.

This happens in just about any city, police unions will try to (and often succeed) block any reforms.

Cops beating suspects for no reason? No problem!
Cops shooting unarmed people? No problem!

Putting an end to these abuses? BIG problem!

(Police union mode off)

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Chris Hayes just detailed the biggest problem we have with police... (Original Post) Archae Jun 2020 OP

The councilman explained that the MPD "union" isn't a union at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

+1, and these dug in organizations are no longer interested in protecting the people. Damn, no uponit7771 Jun 2020 #2

What bothers me is LakeVermilion Jun 2020 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,615 posts)

1. The councilman explained that the MPD "union" isn't a union at all.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:58 PM

Jun 2020

They call themselves a federation and are not affiliated with any part of traditional organized labor.

Bob Kroll is a Trumpist megadouche who has been a PITA for a whole succession of mayors and police chiefs.

uponit7771

(90,304 posts)

2. +1, and these dug in organizations are no longer interested in protecting the people. Damn, no

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:04 PM

Jun 2020

... wonder LEOs in that are run roughshod.

LakeVermilion

(1,037 posts)

3. What bothers me is

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:10 PM

Jun 2020

that most of the Minneapolis officers live outside the city. They have no idea of the community’s standards. Instead they impose their biases on the citizens of Minneapolis.

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