• kautau@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    A lot of this is because of the super shitty NYPD police union the PBA

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Benevolent_Association_of_the_City_of_New_York

    They have a history of being intolerant to women and LGBT people on the force. They use their power for exorbitant pay in many cases (like this one). Their head put his and the union’s endorsement for Trump. They give their members “PBA Cards” which are basically get out of jail free cards. And most recently they sued the mayor for putting in a bill that bans them from using steroids.

    They’re like if you turned the Joe Rogan podcast into a police officer.

    • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Had to explain to an acquaintance once that no, cops aren’t liberal just because they have a union. And that they’re like, the one group that probably shouldn’t have one.

      My dude literally thought cops were all democrats because they were in a union. It was a real mouth agape moment