The emergence of police officers as one of the most strongly anti-vax mandate groups in the country

[Celerity]

is *something* to behold.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. The police really are above the law. I thought they were supposed to serve and protect.

POC have been telling us for years the truth about cops.

[bottomofthehill]

12. Call their bluff

A cop makes about $42.00 an hour, a Security Guard makes about $13 with next to no benefits. Let them go, bring in the National Guard for 90 days, they will be back, be vaccinated and have a better attitude. Being a cop is a shitty job. You deal with people often at their worst, still, if you let them get away with the little shit, the big shit follows. It their own thought process of broken windows. They need to be accountable.

[bottomofthehill]

13. BTW, They are too stupid to get vaccinated but their familys will all come looking

for the "in the line of duty" death benefit.

[Irish_Dem]

17. I agree, it is total insubordination and must be dealt with.

[c-rational]

2. Lunacy. nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Protecting and serving!

[DURHAM D]

4. I have a family member who is a police officer.

He won't get vaccinated. He keeps trying to get the family together. Everyone says no way.

He just seems so dense some times.

[applegrove]

5. Don't they see what Republicans do to unions? In Mexico and India

and elsewhere the police have to supplement their income by shaking others down. That is what the GOP wants. No middle class. Poor in an abyss. Rich people voting to pay not taxes. Phony elections. No freedom because there will be no middle class. Why be Turkey where thousands of undesirables have been neutralized in the 8 years they have had authoritarian leadership (i could not get behind the paywall to see how). Is this what they want? Does that sound fun?

[RANDYWILDMAN]

6. So many, idiots my body my choice followers on the police force

Tells me we need to clean house on the Portland police. (as if Tear gassing innocent people protesting wasn't a major clue on that front )

Police Unions give real unions a bad name. Real unions are not supposed to protect stupid, racist and incompetent.

[joetheman]

7. Demonstrates how many are Trump supporters and MAGAs with all the rest of the baggage. nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. All the guys I went to school with who became cops were not

going to apply at NASA if you get my drift.

[Still Sensible]

9. IMO Police forces and sheriff's offices have a much higher

percentage of tRump lovers than the public at large. That in itself is generally an indictment of how law enforcement has evolved in our country. And, while the GOP position against unions is quite clear, I think the police in general and the LE tRumpers in particular, don't feel like the GOP will hurt "their" union.

[blm]

10. Covid is the #1 killer of law enforcement

That should be mentioned more often in the news media.

[IcyPeas]

11. Peer pressure?

[cadoman]

14. if we remove unvaxx'd officers we're likely removing the bad apples at the same time

Win/win.

[mopinko]

15. fire their asses.

they're rw nuntjobs.
they're the problem.

[IA8IT]

16. Go full Ronald Reagan on them.

[NightWatcher]

18. Cops are trumpers for the 90+%. Around here they're dying weekly.

You'd think they'd act to save themselves but we all know it's most important to OWN THE LIBS.