Chicago's police union president says officers who kneel with protesters could be kicked out
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(NOTE: I've been told that the "Fraternal Order of Police" is not a union.)
Chicago's police union president says officers who kneel with Black Lives Matter protesters could be kicked out of the organization
John Catanzara, the new president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police told Fox32 Chicago that he didn't believe the current Black Lives Matter protests that broke out after the death of George Floyd were the "time or place" to be kneeling.
"If you kneel, you'll be risking being brought up on charges and thrown out of the lodge," Catanzara, who has been in office for a month, told Fox32. "This was about defunding and abolishing the police officers. And you're going to take a knee for that? It's ridiculous."
Police have been photographed kneeling with protesters at demonstrations across the US in recent weeks, as tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets daily calling for police reform and the end of police violence. There have also been reports of police officers driving squad cars into crowds, attacking people with pepper spray and batons, and shooting rubber bullets at journalists and demonstrators.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-s-police-union-president-says-officers-who-kneel-with-black-lives-matter-protesters-could-be-kicked-out-of-the-organization/ar-BB15oXHQ?ocid=msedgdhp
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