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True. But I do have one anecdotal story. My brother was beat up in custody by local police but they forgot they were on camera or something so my brother got a
by 14 6y ago
True. But I do have one anecdotal story. My brother was beat up in custody by local police but they forgot they were on camera or something so my brother got a hold of the footage through a lawyer and they paid my brother enough money he was able to put it to a down payment of a house. The finding of the investigation; the officer involved was guilty of assaulting him among other things such as not telling the truth as to what happened but since he was about to retire in a month they decided they would not be taking action towards the officer. My brother is a loser who probably mouthed him off and had it coming but this officer is also a loser for losing his cool in a professional setting costing me as a tax payer money. Was he actually punished? No. So the next officer as long as he is close to retirement thinks he can get off free. In a just society you get punished. I would be royally screwed if one week before my retirement I hit an elderly patient who got out of hand. So we don't have equal laws for people and police.
- lawnchair_larry 6y agoYeah, so it turns out that unwavering support for unions doesn’t always go as planned.
- adamsea 6y agoUnions are a tool - a means for labor to organize and exercise power to see to the best interests of its members. Ideally that functions as a way for labor to negotiate with management for humane working conditions, etc, and for worker solidarity. Any tool can be abused. Plus police unions really do seem like a special case. In part because the profession of policing is one big special case, because they themselves are part of our system of law. Which really all should go without saying - I would hazard a guess that you already know most of what I am telling you :).