re: #128 Decatur Deb

Without unions, corporate and public bosses have power without accountability. Pay attention when it’s time to elect city officials.

I am all in favor of unions. I am deeply opposed to police unions. There is no contradiction, because police unions protect their members from accountability for anything, including being fired for murdering people. Other unions protect their members from being fired for bullshit reasons. Sometimes they go a little far in protecting members - but we can live with a few lazy or incompetent workers. We can’t live with violent unhinged police.

Hiring better police will not help. If police can beat the shit out of innocent people without any repercussions, some will, even among your new, fresh, educated force. The rest will be sickened and leave. Police unions select for horrible cops.