Fucking fascist cop union covering for fascist criminal cops:
This wasn’t a lost child. We have video showing that the cops in Philly smashed a SUV side window, assaulted the driver, and grabbed this child out of the vehicle.
You’re lying and covering for felony conduct by cops.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) October 29, 2020
We have the entire event on video. It shows Philly cops smashing SUV window, assaulting the driver, and grabbing the child out of the vehicle. This wasn’t a lost child. It was a kidnapped child. The cops kidnapped the child under claim of “enforcing law”.
Nothing about this is legit, but the police unions defend this crap uncritically. And the right wing amplifies it. Criticism of the cops and their unions is used as a cudgel against Democrats who insist on holding police accountable for their actions - for cops to do better.
The GOP doesn’t want cops doing better. They want the cops to inflict violence and pain on those the GOP deems unworthy.