And Worth Each One Of Those Two Pennies, Sir (Reply #39)

In the discussion thread: Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is police union president [View all]

Response to Chin music (Reply #33)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 04:48 PM

The Magistrate (93,421 posts)

39. And Worth Each One Of Those Two Pennies, Sir

Unions certainly should protect their members from dangerous conditions of work.

Police unions spend their greatest efforts shielding their members from consequences of criminal acts. Providing a lawyer to an officer charged is certainly within bounds. Arranging by contract rules for investigation of citizen complaints against police which make it easy for officers to tailor stories that 'justify' brutal actions, and coordinate those stories, and insisting only police themselves should have charge of disciplining violent and brutal police --- these are a different kettle of fish indeed.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is police union president [View all]	Nevilledog	Apr 2021	OP
She knew exactly what to say for immunity	Blues Heron	Apr 2021	#1
She yelled taser taser taser.. to cover her ass.	BlueLucy	Apr 2021	#2
I found that odd...	lame54	Apr 2021	#13
Lol, really? After 20 something years she decided to use that scam? Nt	USALiberal	Apr 2021	#15
Jfc she has actual history advising murderous cops on how to get off	Arazi	Apr 2021	#21
Nope, just not a conspiracy person. Nt	USALiberal	Apr 2021	#22
So cops shooting black folks over nothing is a "conspiracy"	Arazi	Apr 2021	#24
No, I'm talking about this incident not others! Nt	USALiberal	Apr 2021	#25
Me too. Can't see this incident in isolation tho	Arazi	Apr 2021	#26
I have seen cops say, "stop resisting" when no one is resisting just to manhandle them	BlueLucy	Apr 2021	#52
Exactly, she probably had it all planned out in her head,	radius777	Apr 2021	#57
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#29
Sounds about right	Mysterian	Apr 2021	#3
"advised the officers",	FoxNewsSucks	Apr 2021	#4
This is why camera footage of all interactions involving restraint	exboyfil	Apr 2021	#5
"advised the officers" equals "covered up the illegal actions of other officers"	FSogol	Apr 2021	#9
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#32
This is exactly right	BlueLucy	Apr 2021	#53
what was she high or something?	stillcool	Apr 2021	#6
Can we get a more recent picture of her	Mary in S. Carolina	Apr 2021	#7
Here	Nevilledog	Apr 2021	#8
This doesn't look like the same woman but is listed as her Linkedin photo.	csziggy	Apr 2021	#10
In her resignation letter	frogmarch	Apr 2021	#11
Wow! nt	ecstatic	Apr 2021	#14
yikes.	Demovictory9	Apr 2021	#18
Did she express remorse or mention her victim by name in the letter ? The answer is no	luckone	Apr 2021	#34
Including the one where she put a bullet into	gldstwmn	Apr 2021	#54
An anchor on CBS This Morning reported	cyndensco	Apr 2021	#12
Unbelievable! nt	ecstatic	Apr 2021	#19
The Worst Of The Worst, Ma'am, Are Police Union Honchos	The Magistrate	Apr 2021	#16
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#33
And Worth Each One Of Those Two Pennies, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2021	#39
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#40
Guess she's resigned - and should never be a cop again...	Backseat Driver	Apr 2021	#17
They are a different color and worn cross-body	Nevilledog	Apr 2021	#20
Her Glock weighs 34 oz. Her taser weighs 8 oz and is a completely different color	Arazi	Apr 2021	#23
Picture in reply to tweet if you click on it you see her with the taser+ the color and position	luckone	Apr 2021	#31
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#27
How has she been on the force for 25 years?	underpants	Apr 2021	#28
They're showing the "girl next door rookie" photo.	Nevilledog	Apr 2021	#56
Wow. Talk about manipulating the story.	underpants	Apr 2021	#58
Yep - Sickening	Mary in S. Carolina	Apr 2021	#59
Disarm the police!	Johnny2X2X	Apr 2021	#30
Why would Potter need a taser for a traffic stop?	dlk	Apr 2021	#35
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#36
Oh please STOP bashing Unions!	James48	Apr 2021	#37
Police Unions, Sir, Amount To Criminal Conspiracies	The Magistrate	Apr 2021	#38
The FOP	Jilly_in_VA	Apr 2021	#45
Well said.	OnDoutside	Apr 2021	#50
DU can walk and chew gum a the same time and understand some unions aren't working for....	uponit7771	Apr 2021	#41
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#44
Its getting worse for her, we'll see there're two sides of story hers doesn't look go on its face	uponit7771	Apr 2021	#42
So in about 2-5 seconds	Roc2020	Apr 2021	#43
And I'm not buying	Jilly_in_VA	Apr 2021	#47
There Are Things You Don't Get To Fuck Up, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2021	#48
I can buy it. It is believable IF she already had	wnylib	Apr 2021	#51
Warrant was for a misdemeanor court no-show	Arazi	Apr 2021	#55
Then the shooting was 100% unnecessary,	wnylib	Apr 2021	#60
I find it hard to imagine confusing the two.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2021	#46
One of the first phone calls made after a police shooting is to their union. nt	Progressive Jones	Apr 2021	#49

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