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Police unions under fire as left-wing groups push reform – or more drastic measures
In the wake of George Floyd's death, the political left is blasting police unions as roadblocks to reform who are more interested in protecting and serving their members than the public.
In the wake of George Floyd's death, the political left is blasting police unions as roadblocks to reform who are more interested in protecting and serving their members than the public.
The tension is no more clear than in Minneapolis, ground zero for the recent unrest, where City Council member Steve Fletcher -- a leader in calls there to disband the city's police department -- took Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll to task over a letter sent to members of his union following Floyd's death.
"Bob Kroll’s letter yesterday to the Minneapolis Police Federation membership showed us what rank-and-file officers voted for in their leadership, and it is yet another sign that the department is irredeemably beyond reform," Fletcher said in a recent tweet.
Meanwhile, those on the right have backed police unions' message. Tom Fitton, the president of the conservative organization Judicial Watch, tweeted in support of the New York Police Department Sergeants Benevolent Association as it gave an update on a police officer who was run over by a car during unrest in the city last week.
The defense of police unions by conservatives like Fitton, and criticism from members of the left, is a stark reversal from how they traditionally treat organized labor. Click here for more on our top story.
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