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Gun Control & RKBA

PavePusher

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7. Unions are not a good thing by their mere existance.....

Reply to gejohnston (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:11 PM

Oct 2012

but by their actions.

Police unions seem to oft err on the side of protecting their members above the public. This creates a perception of bias that some people use to broadbrush with.

Happens for almost everything really...

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Spokane Officer Barry O'Connell Gets One More Chance [View all] mikeb302000 Oct 2012 OP

It was the 16th time O’Connell has faced internal investigation....... Historic NY Oct 2012 #1

It's the "seventeen strikes and you're out" policy JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #5

like NYPD and the reasoning behind their modified triggers gejohnston Oct 2012 #2

police union - to protect and serve themselves nt msongs Oct 2012 #3

union bashing? gejohnston Oct 2012 #4

Unions are not a good thing by their mere existance..... PavePusher Oct 2012 #7

Seems like this is an issue about the internal regulation of our police 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #6

Where's glacierbay? Nothing to say about this fellow cop? nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #8