{"id":3408,"date":"2020-09-09T18:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2020-09-09T18:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:54:28","slug":"california-police-unions-once-again-side-with-bad-cops-to-kill-a-good-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=3408","title":{"rendered":"California Police Unions Once Again Side With Bad Cops To Kill a Good Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“California is one of only five states that does not have a formal process for decertifying bad cops to keep them from finding patrol work. And it looks like it’s going to stay that way<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of a massive push for policing reforms<\/a> in America, law enforcement unions have defeated S.B. 731,<\/a> a California bill that would have created a commission to hear cases of cops who have engaged in misconduct and determine whether they’d be stripped of their certifications.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Several law enforcement unions in the state say they want a process in place to decertify bad cops. They even made a web page<\/a> to insist that they support things like a database of officers who have been fired for misconduct, and “a fair, reasonable and workable decertification process.” But they object to Bradford’s commission because only three of the nine members would be police officers. Four of the other members would be members of nonprofit or academic institutions and community-based organizations that have experience on “issues related to police misconduct.” One member would be a citizen who has been a survivor of police misconduct (or a relative of somebody who did not survive misconduct). And one would be an attorney with “experience involving oversight of police officers.” Police unions determined that this newly created board would be, in the Associated Press’s words, “inherently biased against officers.”” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The cops and the unions want too much control over what is and is not considered “misconduct.” Time and again, Americans have seen these organizations use their power to defend<\/a> and make excuses<\/a> for terrible police behavior. Their ideal form of “due process” for police officers facing misconduct allegations is an ostensibly civilian commission that police control.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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California Police Unions Once Again Side With Bad Cops To Kill a Good Bill<\/a><\/blockquote>