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| L.A. Police Union Urges Members to 'Stand in Solidarity' with SEIU and MoveOn.Org |
| 2011-02-28 |
| Without commenting on any particular member of the Protective League's current board of directors, I can describe a process I've observed many times in my career with the LAPD. There are a variety of reasons why a police officer might choose to run for office with the League, but once he wins that office he begins the metamorphosis that changes him from cop to Union Guy. The degree of change varies among individuals, but once in office for some time the League director is almost invariably more recognizable as a Union Guy than as a cop. As proof of this, it's almost unheard of for a League director to leave office voluntarily and resume duties as a police officer. Rather, like the politicians with whom they mingle, they take advantage of their incumbency and cling to their office with the steadfastness of a pope, using the political connections they've made to ease themselves into some comfortable government job once they've retired from the police department. As Jesse Jackson has proved with stunning clarity, mouthing support for the Working Man can be a great way to avoid actually being one. Which helps to explain how we in the LAPD found ourselves being, yes, encouraged to pick up a picket sign and march alongside a bunch of leftist kooks and government bureaucrats to demand our slice of the pie, this under the dubious theory that these leftist kooks and government bureaucrats can in some way be described as our "brothers and sisters." |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #7 ION EARTH TIMES > FREE INTERNET PRESS > [NIA = National INfaltion Association] US INFLATION CAUSED ALGERIA, TUNISIA, EGYPT, + LIBYA UNREST, SAYS NIA. ARTIC = Among other, warns that ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE READY FOR NATIONAL CIVIL UNREST, RIOTING, LOOTING, + [mass]PROTESTS TO BEGIN OCCURRING LATER THIS YEAR IN 2011, WORSE THAN PRESENTLY/CURREN TAKING PLACE IN VARIOUS ARAB- MUSLIM NATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-28 20:54 |
| #6 I can see dangers and threats to the community if EMS, police, fireman, 911 operators are allowed to strike as a response to failed bargaining. Critical functions that involve life and death don't get performed. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-02-28 18:17 |
| #5 Police officers are better than the likes of SEIU and MoveOn.org. SEIU is run by radical leftists and MoveOn.org is George Soros front organization. Standing in solidarity with these organizations puts you in bed with some sleezy characters. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-02-28 17:49 |
| #4 Corrupting the police force works so well for everyone in Mexico, Palestine, etc. /sarc off |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-02-28 17:44 |
| #3 In an occupation which performs best with the cooperation of the population, really want to go sow suspician of police response based upon political affiliation? Don't peace officers have enough of that already, especially coming from LA? I agree here, the union leaders are hijacking your message for their power gains - sound familiar? He should be concerned, as the bad guys get the news as well and the image of police more interested in picket's charge than patrolling may get to feeling a bit more bold. I get what he is saying as KS FF Union call sounded their bell. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-28 13:10 |
| #2 Nuclear option. Decertify them. No certification, no auto dues checkoff. Can the Gov legally decert? Dunno, Depends on the contract - inciting to break the law or refuse orders should be there. If not, do it anyway. Ala Reagan and the ATC's. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2011-02-28 13:09 |
| #1 The persistence of the Ancient Regimes to keep their power no matter what the cost to the people and nation knows no boundaries. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-02-28 11:54 |