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I agree, but I think they are more upset about the lack of support from the government officials over time and then the straw that broke the camel's back was the union not helping the 2 officers at all.
Why take a risky job like that when the politicians and now police union don't support you? These are dangerous times for the officers and they were told the union would support them legally on such issues.
I get that. Many politicians have taken an anti-cop stance because they don't want to lose votes.
What exactly is the union supposed to support them for? The officer was clearly wrong.
They were told that if they volunteered for this extremely risky job within the police force that the union would pay their legal fees if an issue arose. The first issue came up and the union back peddaled on their promise under pressure from politicians under pressure from the rioters these police have to control.
Now they don't have a riot response team. Hopefully the riots stop for the city's sake.
Lots of people have been laid off. Looks like a bunch of jobs just opened up.
It is a volunteer force within the police force.
They are still cops, but there aren't cops volunteering for it at the moment.
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