The culture of white supremacy in Police Unions starts with its leadership and trickles down. This is how we break the power that police unions have over our government and our justice system ➡️ [A THREAD]
Police unions are one of the most powerful forces standing in the way of efforts to hold police accountable for misconduct and anti-Black violence. They perpetuate harm, protect killer cops, and create barriers to officer accountability and policy change.
Understanding how they work is the only way we can change the culture of white supremacy and brutality that pervades police departments all over the country.
Police unions use predictable and toxic tactics – like contributions to politicians and unfair contracts – to keep officers from being held accountable for their crimes and to block reform efforts.
They also shift blame for their wrong doings on to their victims, often invoking racist framing and insinuations to absolve officers of responsibility, and vilify the Black people they harm or kill.
Police unions use campaign contributions to make powerful political allies – from local prosecutors who make decisions about whether to charge cops, to state and federal legislators who provide organizational oversight.
The most important thing we can do now is expose the toxic tactics of police unions, by calling them out and fighting their disinformation and lies.
Read our Police Union Playbook to learn more and take action today: policeunionplaybook.org
Read our Police Union Playbook to learn more and take action today: policeunionplaybook.org
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