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In reply to the discussion: "Most Dangerous City in America" Is Disbanding Its Current Police Force [View all]leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)5. yea it's the union contract. assssholes
Admin mismanagement somehow always translates into union contracts. Blame is better to give than receive
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"Most Dangerous City in America" Is Disbanding Its Current Police Force [View all]
Judi Lynn
Sep 2012
OP
Think paramilitaries. Xe, whoever. Thanks, patriot/teabaggers, you are the fascist party.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#25
When you fire people who have worked in an area - police in this case - you lose all your
byeya
Sep 2012
#6
Bet the NYPD already knows it. They got $4.6 million from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, etc:
freshwest
Sep 2012
#34
We should broadcast this low and high...to anyone you know who is in law enforcement
Taverner
Sep 2012
#11
You are correct - however, it also shows that the police are no longer the "protected" union
Taverner
Sep 2012
#19
A lot of the blame for public pension failures can be placed on the federal reserve.
Cronkite
Sep 2012
#12
The Fed is engaging in interest rate suppression and pension funds; private citizens - a high %
byeya
Sep 2012
#17
Ah yes. Hire poorly paid cops who will supplement their wages with bribes and extortion.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2012
#14
Oh I do and I also hope to hit the lottery but the odds of either happening are
cstanleytech
Sep 2012
#38
Substitute refs in the NFL and substitute police in NJ - talk about a bad play book.
Tigress DEM
Sep 2012
#30
I hope that new company, Omni Consumer Products, can fix things in Detroit.
Pterodactyl
Sep 2012
#41
My experience with Camden cops is that they are a loutish, thuggish bunch.
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2012
#54
True but like the article points out without a safer environment getting companies to
cstanleytech
Sep 2012
#57