Originally Posted by
WickedSmaht
Where are you drawing the conclusion that it's "nearly impossible" to fire a bad police officer? I can cite plenty of examples of actual bad police officers being terminated and plenty of others who where NOT bad police officers but were terminated because they ran afoul of someone up their chain or in an office at city hall. And no, it was not clear and that's why I asked. So a union steps in a mitigates punishments and enforce contracts in the in the private sector but no such thing should exist in the public sector? Who will want to do that incredibly underpaid and thankless job knowing you have ZERO protection from arbitrary retaliation? If you want greater accountability and transparency then petition your local government for it and offer to serve on or help create a civilian oversight board, have you done that? Rules for thee but not for me. Got it...
What does a NASA report or an ASAP have to do with anything? No such thing exists in policing to simply file a report and be free of repercussion for making a mistake.Those things have their place and should remain in place but I have no idea what they have to do with the topic.
since I am a former LEO I do pay attention to these issues closely and the unions do in fact cause problems. You think it’s ok to commit murder, not be prosecuted and keep your job. That’s what happens with qualified immunity and a union. It is not acceptable. No citizen oversight board can resolve these issues. It will take legislative action and I do express my opinion regarding these issues to my representatives.