Its even more lopsided. The Police unions hold vast amounts of power and broker what I'd consider very aggressive contracts and bipartisan support comes out in

Its even more lopsided. The Police unions hold vast amounts of power and broker what I'd consider very aggressive contracts and bipartisan support comes out in droves. They include things such as[0][1]: - Neutralizing independent oversight boards - Inhibit ability to discipline problem officers - Cops (largely) investigate themselves rather than independent investigators And, while I couldn't find an article that averaged the US, this year alone there have been big increases in police salary and pensions[2], they're even offering bonuses in some areas[3][4] [0]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-rochester-takeaways/u-s-police-union-contracts-main-takeaways-from-reuters-analysis-idUSKBN27X1EW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-rochester-take... [1]: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-police-union-power-helped-increase-abuses https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-police-union-po... [2]: https://detroitmi.gov/news/mayor-announces-landmark-agreement-police-unions-make-base-pay-competitive-area-departments https://detroitmi.gov/news/mayor-announces-landmark-agreemen... [3]: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/02/portland-police-contract-includes-retention-bonuses-across-the-board-premium-pay-for-crisis-intervention-training.html https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/02/portland-police-con... [4]: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/15-largest-cities-metroplex-all-gave-police-more-funding-this-year/287-8b085426-9cb0-489e-b768-7dd9f2cb8bfa https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/15-largest-cities-me...