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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's because they're not unions in the traditional sense, they're rackets. From overtime schemes to protecting criminal cops, police unions are not trade-unions. It's gross.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How is that any different from construction or longshoremen unions? Both also with deep ties to organized crime, acting as a parasite on the economy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

One of them also acts as a parasite for the public's safety.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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