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In reply to the discussion: I'm a Democrat. I don't want to defund the police. I want to give them a raise. [View all]gulliver
(13,168 posts)25. Police unions are to unions what Fox News is to news.
We don't have "soldier unions." We shouldn't have police unions. Unions are fantastic and important as a rule, a very strong rule. But this is a classic case of the rare exception proving the overall rule.
Legitimate union folks should look at police unions and say, ya know, they're not me. They're bad.
And, yes, do give the good cops a raise. (Fire all the bad ones without a second thought.) Good money is a way to attract good people. And the definition of good for cops comes from civilians.
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I'm a Democrat. I don't want to defund the police. I want to give them a raise. [View all]
Joe Nation
Oct 2020
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Yeah. Go ahead. Ban police unions. Pave the way to banning all unions. Then watch the little
Squinch
Oct 2020
#1
I can't think of 1 time when banning unions has resulted in higher pay for the former...
SKKY
Oct 2020
#22
i dont know how the cops in chi even carry the packs they wear these says.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#34
I do not dig your anti-union sentiment. It reeks of anti-worker subversion.
LanternWaste
Oct 2020
#9
I'm starting to think that the slogan defund the police was made up by a Republican.
Walleye
Oct 2020
#10
Sorry, getting suspicious of everything. How about disarm the police just for an now.
Walleye
Oct 2020
#32
Funny as a 16 year old marching against the Viet Nam war in New Haven I was surprised one of
dem4decades
Oct 2020
#15
This. All this. And take back all the damn tanks and flame throwers that have been bought by
Squinch
Oct 2020
#28
A raise?? They are already over paid for what they do. And yeah, ban police unions and
Autumn
Oct 2020
#19
the construction unions went straight downhill when they threw in w the mob.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#35