Can There Be Police Reform Without Reform of Police Unions? | Eastern NC Now

Rachel Greszler, writing at the Daily Signal confronts head-on the major obstacle to "reforming law enforcement" in many large cities…unions.

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    Rachel Greszler, writing at the Daily Signal confronts head-on the major obstacle to "reforming law enforcement" in many large cities...unions. She writes:

    By and large, police officers are heroes who put their lives on the line to protect the communities in which they live and serve. How then should we react to cases of police misconduct and brutality when they come to light?

    Confronting this requires what Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey referred to as "this one, nearly impenetrable barrier, which is the union contract and the way it is set up."


    ...

    Read the full article HERE on Daily Signal.
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