"Police Unions Demand Extra Pay For Accountability And Transparency"

[awake]

"Police chiefs, officers and citizens across the country have gone on record in support of policy changes in response to controversial instances of police exercising extreme, often deadly force.

But police unions, which serve as mouthpieces for many rank-and-file officers, are responding by holding up the push for reform. Over the past few months, unions in a number of cities have stated that the only way they’ll accept change is if they get something in return.

In some cases, unions have taken a particularly hard-nosed approach to bargaining, seeking financial concessions from taxpayers in exchange for measures designed to ensure that officers are doing their jobs effectively and appropriately.

Earlier this month in Cincinnati, a local Fraternal Order of Police attorney sent a “cease and desist” letter to the city, saying that officers should only use body cameras if the city was willing to pay them more...."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/police-unions-more-money-body-cameras_us_57bc99ade4b00d9c3a1a6383?section=&

In my mind this is a case were unions are not on our side, this sort of stand in an election year does not help our cause and could be a distraction. (then again maybe many of the members want Trump to win?)

[True Dough]

1. What a bunch of malarkey

Accountability should have been built into the job several decades ago. There shouldn't be one extra cent spent on
"buying" ethical behavior from police. Get rid of the bad apples. That's all.

[NCTraveler]

2. I have to say that it seems people don't get unions at all.

"In my mind this is a case were unions are not on our side"

Are you in law enforcement? There job is to lobby for their members. So when you say "on our side" I assume you are a member of law enforcement. This is the same tactic people on the right use to go after all unions. Teachers, mechanical, trade, etc.

[msongs]

4. can you name any other union whose purpose is to shelter and protect law breaking

employees? unions have their good points and their bad, just like every other organization. criticizing them is not always "the same tactic people on the right use'.

[NCTraveler]

5. Yes. Most of them.

They nor I would word it like you do. Most unions absolutely stand up for their members when they run into trouble.

This is the tactic of the right. There is no question about that in my mind. Please look at the sentence I highlighted above. It does not state what you are now stating with respect to my original claim.

[chollybocker]

3. Nothing will ever change...

...until cop accountability is taken away from cops, ex-cops, and cop unions, and given to independent citizen's boards within the communities. Then, REDUCE cop's pay accordingly for having less secretive internal meetings to attend.