I would argue their value is highly inflated but that would go for any police department. The FOP is a very powerful national union who works in their own inter

I would argue their value is highly inflated but that would go for any police department. The FOP is a very powerful national union who works in their own interest. Their power comes from their membership count, so it's in their interest to keep the numbers (both headcount, salaries and pension) growing indefinitely. Someone hacked and released the FOP contracts a few years ago. I took a look at the contract for my medium sized city. 10 years on the force yields officers over $100K, plus pension. It's a pretty good gig, but I'm not sure it's worth the cost. https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/a-fop-data-dump-leaked-online-2-5gb-of-police-contracts-and-data/ https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/a-fop-data-dump-leaked-... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/07/leaked-police-files-contain-guarantees-disciplinary-records-will-be-kept-secret https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/07/leaked-polic...