I had given thought about what you said. I have to admit I agree with what you said. If good cops need unions to save or get back their jobs, I am okay with that. However, the unions don't need to protect some bad apples, not when there is sufficient concrete proof of their guilt.
Union may not be a bad idea. Unfortunately, some union leaders are so rotten, they can corrupt the whole union. There is an old saying, "A rotten apple quickly infects its neighbor" that may suit the corrupt cops' dilemma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_apples
It doesn't work like that. For instance, with the Fraternal Order of Police most members may a monthly fee for legal defense in case they need a lawyer. This guarantees you a lawyer if your involved in some sort of disciplinary or legal action due to actions on duty. Its no different than criminals getting guaranteed lawyers. Its not hard to fire bad cops if agencies actually follow their own policies regarding due process and the rules they have set in place for discipline, I'll spare you repeating what I typed earlier, and bad cops do lose their jobs all the time either by firing or resignation before they can be fired. Cops have the same legal rights as citizens though which is "innocent until proven guilty" which frustrates a lot of police critics who want instant gratification in regards to accountability. Which then leads to miscarriages of justice like the cops in Atlanta who were charged with murder for killing Rayshard Brooks. I'm 99.9999% confident they will be exonerated and then later get a large settlement from the city of Atlanta because the prosecutor is a corrupt politician under criminal investigation himself who only charged them to boost his flagging re-election campaign. He lied multiple times in his press briefing about the charging and contradicted himself. For instance he claimed he charged them based on the recommendation of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's recommendations but the GBI came out afterwards and said they weren't even close to being done with the investigation let alone with a determination of what if any charges should be filed. Then there is the fact that just two weeks earlier this prosecutor is on record calling a taser a deadly weapon when justifying charges against other cops for tasering someone but is now claiming its not a deadly weapon - can't have it both ways. And then there will be obviously be disagreements over whether they were good cops who got railroaded by a corrupt DA or bad cops who got away with it (the opinion of all the cop critics). But either way if their union dues guarantee them a lawyer then they get a lawyer.
I think it's important to remember that the political interests in the United States that make laws and enforce them get there because of corporate money. As much as you might complain about the politicans or the police, they wouldn't have that power if not for those corporations. If corporate interests wanted civil rights, a clean environment, good health care--they could make that happen immediately. All they seem to want is no taxes and access to cheap labour. And in return, from the state, they get free infrastructure, energy, policing, land, resources--the people pay for all that through their taxes and their work.
As bad as Donald Trump is, he wouldn't exist if unelected special interests didn't want him there. They are the real villains.
Predator from 1987 starring Arnold Scwarzenegger is really a love story.
Change my mind.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
A lonely alien comes to Earth searching for a mate. He lands in South America and decides to do a spot of hunting.
Schwarzenegger and crew arrive and our hero is immediately smitten.
He kills his new loves' companions to eliminate competition.
Finally, he has his True Love all to himself and commences with the wooing. Unfortunately he comes on a bit too strong.
Schwarzenegger isn't having it and mortally wounds the poor alien.
Dejected and dying the alien activates his self-destruct mechanism. His last words to Schwarzenegger are "I love you" and he weeps in despair until the mini nuke explodes.
Sometimes love does not conquer all.
I'm not familiar.
Last edited by Jack Dracula; 07-31-2020 at 07:50 PM.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Go to YouTube and look up the Merkins - To Catch a Predator and you'll be even more disturbed. And hopefully amused since their thing is twisted song covers by movie slashers.
I'll Kill You That Way
Careless Sister
I Just Called To Say I'll Kill You
Freinds With No Faces
And other such bits.
Dark does not mean deep.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe