Police unions shift stance on protecting bad officers

[SummerMadness]

Police unions shift stance on protecting bad officers

In response to the police killing George Floyd, 15 unions that represent law enforcement officers across the US have endorsed a blueprint for policing that includes an unprecedented shift in the way unions protect bad police officers, according to a copy of the plan obtained by CNN ahead of its release this week.

Floyd’s death last May brought renewed attention to the idea of "active bystanders," a relatively new concept in law enforcement which calls for officers to intervene when they see wrongdoing. Other industries and trade unions have developed industry- or union-specific programs aimed at achieving the same goal: teaching colleagues to intervene when they see another worker behaving poorly or making mistakes.

Considering that most police officers have witnessed a fellow officer using excessive force against civilians, this is a welcome change. There is still more reform needed, but a step in the right direction is always positive.

 

[High Fidelity]

About time. With great power comes great responsibility. Those that abuse it deserve the weight of justice.

 

[disciple Clint]

Police unions shift stance on protecting bad officers


Considering that most police officers have witnessed a fellow officer using excessive force against civilians, this is a welcome change. There is still more reform needed, but a step in the right direction is always positive.

Considering that most police officers have witnessed a fellow officer using excessive force against civilians, this is a welcome change. .

Do you have any evidence at all that supports this narrative you are introducing and promoting "that most police officers have witnessed a fellow officer using excessive force against civilians"
From the article:
The union framework wouldn’t seek to alter or change any department rules regarding what members have a responsibility to report, and it wouldn’t involve police department supervisors. So a committee of people who are not police officers got together and developed a plan that for the most part is already part of the policy of the majority of police departments.
The Fraternal Order of Police, an organization which represents 356,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges across the country, was not involved in developing this plan. Jim Pasco, executive director of the national Fraternal Order of Police, declined to comment on the plan. “I’m fascinated by this but don’t have anything to say about it,” he said.

 

[SummerMadness]

Do you have any evidence at all that supports this narrative you are introducing and promoting "that most police officers have witnessed a fellow officer using excessive force against civilians"

I'm not introducing a narrative, it's a finding in a report by the Department of Justice in a survey of police officers, it has been presented on this forum several times.

 

[disciple Clint]

I'm not introducing a narrative, it's a finding in a report by the Department of Justice in a survey of police officers, it has been presented on this forum several times.

Fine then it should be no problem what so ever to post it.