Posted on 12/16/2020 12:06:05 PM PST by Mark
As the battle over budget cuts that could lead to layoffs for hundreds of police officers heats up, LAPD’s rank-and-file union is planning to raise $10 million to target political candidates and legislation it opposes. The Los Angeles Police Protective League last week sent ballots to around 9,800 rank-and-file officers to vote on whether to take $22 out of each paycheck over the next two years to contribute to the union’s political fights. The ballots are expected to be counted around the end of the month. According to the union’s campaign flyer, much of the fund — dubbed the “Protecting Our Profession Assessment” — would be earmarked for the 2022 election, when hundreds of statewide and local races will be held. L.A. will elect a new mayor that year, and eight city council members will be up for reelection. In the meantime, some of that money would also be spent to erect billboards across the city targeting council members. “Our question to them is really simple: What’s your plan to address this rise in violence?,” said Dustin DeRollo, a union spokesman. “Is your plan, ‘Let’s lay off a thousand cops?’”
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Okay, both Nury Martinez, Monica Rodriguez are Democrats.
I think it would be more effective to push for STOPPING All Security for Elected Officials, and Mean it!!
"That's a nice billboard you got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it."
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