Nation's largest police union says it doesn't 'want to protect bad cops' as calls for reform mount [View all]

[Amy-Strange]

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Nation's largest police union says it doesn't 'want to protect bad cops' as calls for reform mount

The president of the nation's largest police union said he was open to a plan for tracking officer misconduct as recommended in legislation proposed by congressional Democrats, but maintained that any agreement hinged on providing officers the right to defend themselves against potentially wrongful allegations.

"We don't want to protect bad cops," Fraternal Order of Police President Patrick Yoes told USA TODAY. "We all felt that there are a lot of areas that we could build on. Due process (for officers) is a very big point with us. ... We very much want to be at the table working at improving the criminal justice system."

But Yoes said that increasing calls for dramatic funding reductions or the dismantling of entire police agencies do not promote needed "order" in a nation still reeling from weekslong protests following the brutal death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who was pinned under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nations-largest-police-union-says-it-doesnt-want-to-protect-bad-cops-as-calls-for-reform-mount/ar-BB15fMWQ?ocid=spartanntp
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COMMENT: Something doesn't seem kosher, because if that's really true, then why did they endorse Trump:

Nation's largest police union endorses Trump

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296342-nations-largest-police-union-endorses-trump

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