Police unions are one of the most important guardians of law enforcement in the United States -- negotiating salary, benefits and most importantly protections for their members. From mandatory body cameras and reports anytime an officer has used their weapon to the expansion of civilian complaint boards
Police unions are one of the most important guardians of law enforcement in the United States -- negotiating salary, benefits and most importantly protections for their members.
Now, following the large-scale protests and calls for action following George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police, some unions are expressing openness to change. The National Fraternal Order of Police, which has over 346,000 members, issued a statement this week in favor of Congress's police reform legislation.
While the group acknowledged that"we share the universal desire for healing and positive change," it decried the"push for passage of legislation and the adoption of policies that reflect only one perspective" without bringing unions to the table. "There is always room for conversation; there is always room for more improvement benefiting both the officer and the community," the union said in a statement."I think some unions are seeing this an opportunity to step up and say how we can make policing better," McDevitt said.
McDevitt added that the unions that are more open to the reforms acknowledge that these changes do come with data proven results that, ultimately, do protect officers. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that the group"does not look representative of the NYPD at all," tweeting a video of New York State Association of PBAs president Mike O'Meara speaking.
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