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4. Perhaps breaking them isn't the answer.

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 09:03 PM

Apr 2021

As with policing itself, their union needs a big overhaul and reorganization. The big problem, as usual, is how.

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Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don't Belong in the Labor Movement [View all] crickets Apr 2021 OP

Perhaps breaking them isn't the answer. crickets Apr 2021 #4

I say dig it up at the root and just abolish the police entirely. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #5

Arch Conservative Calvin Coolidge opposed these unions on the grounds: Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #3

A more favorable Supreme Court could help here with reforms. Baked Potato Apr 2021 #6

Cops work for Capital. They protect property, and those who have it. Ron Green Apr 2021 #7