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In the UK it’s illegal for the police to unionise for exactly that reason.
by andy_ppp 6y ago
In the UK it’s illegal for the police to unionise for exactly that reason.
- pjc50 6y agoBut the police federation and ACPO perform similar political functions. At least we have the IPCC which sometimes works. (We also used to have a paramilitary organization with close ties to a police force that went around murdering dissidents, but we disbanded the Royal Ulster Constabulary. And, surprisingly, the full tanks and snipers in the streets civil war wasn't quite as deadly as 80s Detroit)
- silo2020 6y agoPolice in the UK are prohibited from taking any form of industrial action - so the Federation does not have the ability to create disruption (to forcibly get their way) in the way Police Unions in North America can (and frequently do). The Federation represents officers up to Chief Inspector, the Association of Police Superintendents represents more senior officers, but below Chief Officer rank. ACPO is for Chief Police Officers and is quite different. You should not conflate that as serving the same purpose at the Federation of AsPS.
- lazyasciiart 6y agoPolice in the US are also legally prohibited from industrial action. The fact that they do it anyway is just more evidence that they are out of control. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/01/what-is-blue-flu-how-has-it-increased-police-power/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/01/what-is-bl...
- lambertsimnel 6y agoBritish police officers might be prohibited from taking industrial action, but in 2004 many firearms officers protested by refusing to carry out their usual duties: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3973261.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3973261.stm