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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYesterday's cry fest from NYPD Union head Mike Meara had more to
do with the repeal of 50-A (the law which hides police misconduct records) than the media coverage of police violence.
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The cop "unions" are being ignored as their members misconduct will now be known to the public.
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Yesterday's cry fest from NYPD Union head Mike Meara had more to (Original Post)
Dawson Leery
Jun 2020
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pwb
(12,549 posts)1. Good. Take control of their war gear too.
Only Mayors should say when cops can dress up soldier. Lock the gear up.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)2. Criminal gangs hate transparency
Me.
(35,454 posts)4. About Time Citizens Are Protected
but be prepared for them to act like babies with little acts of revenge like not doing their job.
lapucelle
(20,964 posts)5. Mike Meara is not the NYPD union head. N/T
IronLionZion
(50,999 posts)6. New York Police Benevolent Association
Last edited Wed Jun 10, 2020, 01:44 PM - Edit history (1)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-police-union-officers-help-fixlapucelle
(20,964 posts)9. NYC PBA is the NYPD union.
Pat Lynch is president.
https://www.nycpba.org/about-the-pba/who-we-are/
Mike O'Meara is president of the NYS Association of PBAs. It's an umbrella group, not a union.
https://www.nysap.org/about
IronLionZion
(50,999 posts)10. "an organization of public safety labor unions"
tomato tomatoes
lapucelle
(20,964 posts)11. "NYPD Union head Mike Meara"...
He's not the head of the NYPD union, and his name isn't Mike Meara.
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uponit7771
(93,504 posts)8. K&R, sick of thug assed cops
samsingh
(18,326 posts)12. this one bill alone is huge.
