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Miles Archer

(24,338 posts)
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 02:30 PM Sep 2025

Wow. It's not like the "LAPD Protective League" POLITICIZED dropping Harris protection at all. NOT AT ALL!

A dozen or more LAPD officers began working a detail to protect Harris after Trump revoked her Secret Service protection as of Monday. Sources not authorized to discuss the details of the plan said the city would fund the security but that the arrangement was expected to be brief, with Harris hiring her own security in the near future.

A security detail was seen outside Harris' Brentwood home by a Fox 11 helicopter as the station broke the story of the use of L.A. police earlier this week.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers, criticized the move.

"Pulling police officers from protecting everyday Angelenos to protect a failed presidential candidate who also happens to be a multi-millionaire... and who can easily afford to pay for her own security, is nuts," its board of directors said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lapd-ends-protection-former-vice-162559723.html

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Wow. It's not like the "LAPD Protective League" POLITICIZED dropping Harris protection at all. NOT AT ALL! (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2025 OP
LAPD showed who they are. LA remember. Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #1
Police Unions are intended simply displacedvermoter Sep 2025 #2
Police unions are often headed by MAGA types newdeal2 Sep 2025 #4
Same here in Vermont displacedvermoter Sep 2025 #8
Police Unions are intended to protect murderers and rapists who just happen to be police officers. Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #10
The police report to the mayor? lapfog_1 Sep 2025 #3
The word "Failed" is the fucking major CLUE! Cha Sep 2025 #5
She's also a former VP of the USA and US Senator you fucking assholes AZJonnie Sep 2025 #6
Orders from Trump henchman Stephen Miller. Kingofalldems Sep 2025 #7
some people believe police unions are just organized crime with better benefits and retirement nt msongs Sep 2025 #9
The Guy That Leads The Union In Chicago... ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #11

displacedvermoter

(5,001 posts)
2. Police Unions are intended simply
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 02:46 PM
Sep 2025

to get as much pay and benefit for officers as possible, while at the same time making sure there are as few checks on their abuse of the public as possible. Reprehensible thugs.

newdeal2

(5,614 posts)
4. Police unions are often headed by MAGA types
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:13 PM
Sep 2025

Even in big blue cities they talk like Fox News hosts.

Wiz Imp

(10,433 posts)
10. Police Unions are intended to protect murderers and rapists who just happen to be police officers.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:41 PM
Sep 2025

AZJonnie

(4,035 posts)
6. She's also a former VP of the USA and US Senator you fucking assholes
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:20 PM
Sep 2025

Plus they said it's temporary until she can find a private company. And Kamala & Doug may be a 'multi-millionaires' but I doubt they're THAT rich, probably a lot of their wealth is tied up in real-estate. The kind of security she needs to stay safe is not cheap to get on the private market, I would guess you'd be paying upwards of $10K/month for a competent team and I may be way underestimating.

msongs

(74,203 posts)
9. some people believe police unions are just organized crime with better benefits and retirement nt
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:34 PM
Sep 2025

ProfessorGAC

(77,291 posts)
11. The Guy That Leads The Union In Chicago...
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:47 PM
Sep 2025

...was a known corrupt cop & thug who got away with it.
And, the rank & file voted for him.
Tells me what I need to know.

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