7 Nashville cops are placed on paid leave as department probes school shooter's leaked writings
7 Nashville police employees placed on leave as department probes school shooter's leaked writings
Ah yes the ultimate punishment: don't have to work, and you get paid.
Lemmy: Unions are absolutely necessary to protect worker's rights!
So police unions should fight for their members to be on paid leave until the truth is out and the case settled?
Lemmy: Not like that!
It really is a conundrum and I just happened to be thinking about it today. I got no answers. Maybe blacklist them once convicted? Could it be that easy? But why would the unions go for that? Also, I'm pretty sure blackballing worker's is straight up illegal.
I'm very opposed to taking away people's rights, employment, etc., on the strength of a mere accusation. OTOH, I loathe police.
And if you young people think you hate 'em, let me tell some tales of the 80's and 90's. They're so much more professional compared to those days, it's stunning to me.
(Some 14-yo will come along and call me a bootlicker. Get it over with.)
EDIT: There are some great ideas below. The kinda conversation I wished to have. Thanks to those who spoke sanely.
You realize police unions are nothing like other unions, right? Because their employees effectively get carte blanche to kill.
Don't make false equivalences. That does not a good argument make.
If they have to be licensed, there's not a thing the unions can do. When a cop causes harm, they lose their license, like a hundred other professions. No license, no employment. Go cry, union.
On paper it makes sense. In practice it's a way for them to act like something was done when in reality they're given a paid vacation.
The largest part of the problem is how loyal they are to each other. If a teacher gets fired for misconduct, it's exponentially harder to get another job as a teacher. Even if it's in an entirely different state... Where a cop can go to the next precinct and get a desk job without much hassle.