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Clure said his union gives officers who fire their guns in the line of duty a $25 dinner card and a few movie tickets. On rare occasions, the union will give as much as $500 for a hotel room and travel for an officer who is having an especially difficult time in the aftermath of a shooting, although he doesn’t recall that happening in about 10 years.

I expect to have this all over the news, especially MSDNC, any minute now!

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1 posted on 03/24/2012 6:35:36 AM PDT by paul in cape
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dog shooters too???
2 posted on 03/24/2012 6:37:37 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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They are taken off the street for investigation. They are paid by the city, county..... Handing out perks for life threatening actions is bullshit. Their paid to preform their job. Nothing more. Having unions associated with public service jobs is a real crock.

Maybe the county should have a padded cell for the police that can’t take it. Let them sit with a shrink until they feel warm and fuzzy.

Sen Durbin is calling for a hearing on the NFL “bounty” program that the Saints had in place. And Coach Payton got a year off with “NO PAY”.

FYI, I am a former USMC and Chicago PD.

I tried to respond to Bright at the paper, but it’s like pulling teeth.


3 posted on 03/24/2012 7:08:21 AM PDT by Pit1 (General election is looking better for conservatives. Across the board.. Bye bye gooseneck.)
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Absolutely insane practice.A lawyer could easily make the case officers were encouraged to fire as union AND departmental policy.City AND union could lose millions of dollars.


4 posted on 03/24/2012 8:00:30 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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This article is so full of eyewash it’s not even funny.

First of all, this is a police union supporting a member who, because of a shooting, almost certainly has been suspended (usually with pay), faces extensive interviews and internal investigations, as well as psychologists and counselors, during and after duty hours, is going to be in and out of court, possibly a coroner’s inquest and who knows what all else, and may even have reporters harassing him and his family at home.

He would probably be more than happy to *pay* $1,000 just to avoid all that disruption and crap, on top of being incredibly stressed out after having *shot* somebody.

If ever there was something legitimate for a union to do, it sounds like this.


5 posted on 03/24/2012 8:32:39 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." -- Hillary Clinton)
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