[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Jacksig

All of these police depts. have one thing the military never had, a police union.

They all know who the few bad apples are but their union comes in and prevents them from being fired.

Yep...you nailed it.

When you have an entity, that fails to punish and police their own (unlike the military) and will go to bat (and usually win), especially when the union should be wanting them gone also, prosecutors and the "elected leadership's" options...are extremely limited.

The last I checked, no military branch enjoys "qualified immunity"...which is a big part of the problem.

In other words, the military takes care of their problems...without the impediment of a strong union.

And for my first 18 years, I can vouch that the threat of "your parent's are going to know about this" doesn't carry near the same fear/dread of "your father's CO is going to hear about this."



Then add on the OP's comment, in the first post...

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

If you look at the racial makeup of the elected leadership in these cities you will find that they are predominantly minorities and have been for years.

...and it's easy to determine another BIG part of the problem.