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Gormy Cuss

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49. I love to see Democrats bash unions.

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 03:31 PM

Jul 2016

Warms my liberal heart.

Unions work within the larger culture of law enforcement. Blaming the unions for the violence misses the big picture (and as a bonus, it feeds into the destruction of worker protections via collective bargaining units.)

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"For the life of me, I can't figure out why in USA Police officers go immediately to murder &....." [View all] kpete Jul 2016 OP

Because the U.S. Military doesn't have a powerful Union like the Police Depts. do. That's why. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #1

Sorry, no. Unions aren't the reason. Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #5

Police Unions are enablers of these extrajudicial executions. They are a powerful lobbying group BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #9

There is an article on Alternet about the seminars that cops attend that teachs them to Hestia Jul 2016 #20

Thank you, Hestia. What a frightening read! But it's a GOOD read, and I appreciate the link. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #26

Take away the union and nothing improves in this regard. Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #50

Unions no... police unions no doubt... it was police union who told Wilson NOT TO write incident uponit7771 Jul 2016 #11

Yes, it was. This is outrageous! So cops are above and beyond the law, higher than a civilian, and BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #27

I love to see Democrats bash unions. Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #49

False dichotomy, Dems can be constructive towards progressive change and not bash unions uponit7771 Jul 2016 #57

And that is not what's happening in this thread. n/t Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #64

The police union in MO called for a Darren Wilson day loyalsister Jul 2016 #21

We've got to stop being against unions, Cali, if we are going to be the party of the PatrickforO Jul 2016 #22

We have to discern which unions work in the best interest of all people, not just a select few. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #25

Unions protect their members Ms. Yertle Jul 2016 #58

The point of a union, ANY union, is to see to the best interests of its members. X_Digger Jul 2016 #63

I will NEVER support ANY cop union. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #35

On June 22, three-year veteran Officer James R. Burns wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #44

There number one rule now is do whatever it takes to make it home at the end of the shift. Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #2

Many police are ex-military IronLionZion Jul 2016 #3

Another thought determined for decades is the in KKK... midnight Jul 2016 #12

Interesting article... HipChick Jul 2016 #19

In 2006 the FBI............ mrmpa Jul 2016 #30

You are well trained and have good instructions. lark Jul 2016 #4

A recent study revealed that about 1/3 TeddyR Jul 2016 #51

Nope, they are the go along to get along types lark Jul 2016 #62

They have a common mantra........ mrmpa Jul 2016 #6

Or tried by one SwankyXomb Jul 2016 #29

The rules of engagement were different in different contexts. Igel Jul 2016 #7

The 2013 NDAA legally defining the US as "Battleground" makes all this more than military analogy. ancianita Jul 2016 #13

Regardless what the rules of engagement are Saviolo Jul 2016 #17

geez heaven05 Jul 2016 #31

Interesting treestar Jul 2016 #8

I have heard the claim that many police departments have been infiltrated by white supremacists. TryLogic Jul 2016 #10

It says we need to work very actively to change the culture of police PatrickforO Jul 2016 #24

I believe training is an issue ebbie15644 Jul 2016 #14

We were trained to be afraid that anyone could have a gun Curtis Jul 2016 #42

As someone that went to the Academy ebbie15644 Jul 2016 #45

Different training Curtis Jul 2016 #47

Recently a soldier saw a Ferguson cop and said they had more gear than we allowed in Falujiah.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #15

Remember Eric Casebolt's barrel roll when chasing down teens in swimsuits? tblue37 Jul 2016 #54

This is happening in small town America too.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #59

Military escalation of force is not always linear... TipTok Jul 2016 #16

From the sandbox to the cities SCVDem Jul 2016 #18

The KKK Has Infiltrated U.S. Police Departments for Decades 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #23

"I can't figured out" Warpy Jul 2016 #28

It is easy to make typos, especially with adult fingers using tiny keyboards on mobile devices. tblue37 Jul 2016 #55

Oh, and why is the guy "dumb" for thinking cops should not escalate so rapidly to lethal force? nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #56

And those stupid rules got a lot of troops killed. I've known a few guys who were there. 7962 Jul 2016 #32

+1 Rex Jul 2016 #34

Cops murder people for failing to follow orders. It is a strange occurrence. Rex Jul 2016 #33

Same Reason The Shoot Small Dogs For No Good Reason billhicks76 Jul 2016 #36

Hey, if a tail light is out, why not just send the guy a note.... rgbecker Jul 2016 #37

Sociopathy. GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #38

Not many cops murder people. So the tweet is way over the top. Vattel Jul 2016 #39

When I was growing up eons ago, there was a program called "The FBI" BlueStreak Jul 2016 #40

"Dead men tell no tales" Wednesdays Jul 2016 #41

But the videos are talking a lot. BlueStreak Jul 2016 #60

To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Danascot Jul 2016 #43

Because the whole premise of that post is based on false assumptions Lee-Lee Jul 2016 #46

Poor training, no budget, low acceptance standards, awful pay. Oneironaut Jul 2016 #48

Odd Facebook post considered police were nurdered today yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #52

I believe you'll find that that's Twitter Spider Jerusalem Jul 2016 #61

Military ROE Kills DustyJoe Jul 2016 #53