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nadinbrzezinski

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13. Well, why I went and pointed it out

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 09:06 PM

Apr 2014

NJ is the exception

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Pity the underpaid New Jersey Police� [View all] Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 OP

Police 'unions' are there to protect bad cops. Cops should never whine. nt Logical Apr 2014 #1

Sounds just like the right wing mantra that unions are there to protect bad employees Major Nikon Apr 2014 #4

I do not consider the police union like the auto workers union. What a joke. nt Logical Apr 2014 #6

The law does and last I checked that's what counts Major Nikon Apr 2014 #9

That's Logical Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #10

Anti democratic rhetoric Drahthaardogs Apr 2014 #39

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #2

Right JJChambers Apr 2014 #3

If they continue acting like soldiers they should get paid like our soldiers DJ13 Apr 2014 #5

The underpaid soldier thing is a myth NobodyHere Apr 2014 #19

A pretty good one too Major Nikon Apr 2014 #22

I've been in the military NobodyHere Apr 2014 #23

10 years for me Major Nikon Apr 2014 #24

When did you serve? NobodyHere Apr 2014 #25

Hogwash Major Nikon Apr 2014 #26

Yet soldiers make more than most civilians... NobodyHere Apr 2014 #27

...according to the military Major Nikon Apr 2014 #29

Again... NobodyHere Apr 2014 #31

More than most civilians tazkcmo Apr 2014 #30

Do you include BAH and BAS? NobodyHere Apr 2014 #32

No I didn't. tazkcmo Apr 2014 #36

In the meantime my local cops are the lowest paid in the county nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #7

All sorts of cops get paid shit wages Major Nikon Apr 2014 #12

Well, why I went and pointed it out nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #13

The lowest paid in the county? pintobean Apr 2014 #14

Honolulu PD just got a 17% raise and they have other "Ways" of making $$ off taxpayers nt msongs Apr 2014 #15

I just remember the traffic stop nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #35

Best cops money can buy RobertEarl Apr 2014 #8

I think it would be fair Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #11

Neither is NYC,but the NYPD earns less than Nassau or Suffolk. virgogal Apr 2014 #16

That's a fair point. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #17

Cops here are low paid madville Apr 2014 #18

28k tazkcmo Apr 2014 #37

I wouldn't want to live anywhere madville Apr 2014 #38

Police are now paramilitary, NSA, FBI, TSA, DHS, CIA, ATF it just goes on and on and on and on pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #20

I don't begrudge any working person a good salary. Kingofalldems Apr 2014 #21

No wonder they are in such fear for their lives! shanemcg Apr 2014 #28

Perhaps the high salaries are a function of fear of people of color? hedgehog Apr 2014 #33

�or just rich people wanting a well-paid Praetorian Guard Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #34

Your enforcers wont turn against you when you pay them like private personal security... Drew Richards Apr 2014 #40