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On this Labor Day, a thread of why police unions should be abolished. They’re brazen & lawless. Block any & all accountability. Defend murder, violence, lying, withholding of evidence. Spread racist propaganda. Actively dangerous. Just some examples. Please read on & share.
A cop slapped a handcuffed man dying of a drug overdose. Called him a “bitch.” Shoved a baton in his mouth. That cop got suspended 6 days. But the cop who revealed the cruelty was expelled from the cop union. Now faces 20 years prison for whistleblowing. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
Cop Unions everywhere are brazen & lawless. In Ohio, cops slammed paraplegic man to ground. Knee to back. Union: “Sometimes the arrest of noncompliant individuals is not pretty, but is a necessary part of law enforcement to maintain public safety." nbcnews.to/3Dso7ia
A cop slapped a handcuffed man dying of a drug overdose. Called him a “bitch.” Shoved a baton in his mouth. That cop got suspended 6 days. But the cop who revealed the cruelty was expelled from the cop union. Now faces 20 years prison for whistleblowing. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
Sgt. Javier Esqueda shared w/ reporter footage showing how colleagues slapped a Black man in medical distress, restricted his airway, & shoved a baton in his mouth hours before his death. *Esqueda* now faces up to 20 years prison for releasing footage. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
Members of the Joliet Illinois Police Union voted 35-1 to expel Javier Esqueda for exposing footage of police abuse. “In a letter informing him of the vote, union leaders described his conduct as “reprehensible.” Not the cops though who shoved a baton down a dying man’s throat. 
