This is so depressing.

[busterbrown]

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]

1. I can tell you're upset-how about details?

[at140]

2. I second that motion! eom

[busterbrown]

3. Oh man... I'm getting more forgetful by the day. N/T

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/police-union-endorses-trump-for-2020-re-election/?fbclid=IwAR1neQkLguGXPY4o4eaatjdhqtm-SVzdrRD8pLpDeVDnUpC6G7w8q8MZTYU

[TexasProgresive]

4. Thank you. Whose eldest, you or me (69)?

[busterbrown]

5. I hate the answer... Me!!! 72

Sucks but better than the alternative!

[TexasProgresive]

9. Happy to wake each morning on the right side of the grass!

[Wounded Bear]

6. I've long had my doubts about the Police and the prison guard unions...

Especially since the prison guards in California sold out to support the 3 strikes bullshit.

[mountain grammy]

7. What harm did Obama do to police forces?

and Trump being at ground zero.. Total lies. They'll lie for him, but then police are used to lying.

[NCLefty]

8. 2018: Police say "We're not all bad guys!" 2019: Police support a criminal for president.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. FTP.

[rockfordfile]

11. This proves that some Police some support corruption and are corrupt.

[Blue_true]

16. Hopefully there are a lot of honest decent police officers out there who are going to

vote against their unions and that immoral creep. But honestly, I am not holding my breath.

[Blue_true]

12. Cause for a massive yawn.

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]

13. The Guardian of our Communities!

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]

14. We have had corrupt, lousy republican office seekers before,

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]

15. they should be non-partisan

most are from the military who got brain washed by right wing military indoctrination

[Cal Carpenter]

17. No surprise. Police unions aren't like other labor unions

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 Can’t 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/