3 ms·
The unions ought to have their own internal committee that reviews each case and determines if one of their own has earned the merit of being represented. The f
by malandrew 13y ago
The unions ought to have their own internal committee that reviews each case and determines if one of their own has earned the merit of being represented. The fact that they have an agreement to represent a member no matter how wrong that member is is a sign that they need to review the assumptions of the social contract between the members and the union.
- ChrisBland 13y agoThat wouldn't work. Now imagine the officer is fired for arresting a local politician and a complaint is filed for excessive force. If the union could pick and choose who to defend, they may court favors from the politician for not defending this guy. Now all protections he had are gone, and he has no recourse since his union won't argue on his behalf. Thats why they have to defend them always, you don't hate the public defender who has to defend the rapist/murder no matter how bad the crime, just the same as you can't hate the union for defending their member.