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But now you're asking for an entirely different political and legal system. Not to say that I disagree, but in an adversarial system you do whatever you can to
by glesica 11y ago
But now you're asking for an entirely different political and legal system. Not to say that I disagree, but in an adversarial system you do whatever you can to defend your client (members). If the other side isn't competent enough to counter you and make sure the truth comes out then that isn't your problem.
Frankly, when the cops in NYC went on a "soft" strike a few months back nothing bad happened. That suggests that we have too many cops. But if the politicians and the people (because, by and large, the majority in many places want more cops, not less) don't have the guts to do what is right, then they get the police force they deserve.
- rayiner 11y agoYou don't need a different legal system. Just make police unions illegal, as the federal government has done for the military. That way, police will have to rely on private counsel or public defenders, just like everyone else.
- glesica 11y agoThat's fine for cops (although then you've still got the problem that the legal system is heavily stacked against the poor), but I disagree that all unions are inherently bad (even for cops, the union could just be limited to salary and benefit and general work environment negotiations). If we're going to make all unions illegal, then we better start enforcing some pretty strong anti-collusion laws. Let's ban trade and industry associations for starters. It is an established fact that companies will collude against their workers, allowing workers to collude against companies does nothing but level the playing field.