You'd like to think so. Unfortunately there are far too many folks in this country who would buy the "this candidate hates cops" and "that candidate wants crime

You'd like to think so. Unfortunately there are far too many folks in this country who would buy the "this candidate hates cops" and "that candidate wants crime unpunished" line spouted by those unions. Then the politicians who cross them lose, and their "tough on crime" replacement gives the union everything they want and more. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. All those "Thin Blue Line" flags you see everywhere? They have no interest in bringing the police unions to heel for covering up officer misconduct while on duty. There are major cities in the US where even the mayor can't legally fire a police officer caught on video doing wrong.