If a police officer does something wrong. It does not matter what the evidence shows or what happens. All police everywhere stand firmly together and protect their brethren. We literally have police offers who have undeniably murdered people and yet other police still stand with their class and demand better treatment.
If workers had that level of solidarity things would be so much better. Instead we cheer when someone gets fired who “deserved” it.
It helps that they have a stupidly overpowered union.
Yes and No.
The FOP has tremendous political pull (because Ds and Rs both generally are pro-police, whether at literal or metaphorical gunpoint or not).
Not every agency has a union, let alone one that’s affiliated with the FOP.
It’s kinda like saying the guy who does your plumbing has a stupidly overpowered union because some plumbers are affiliated with the Teamsters.
which technically isnt a true union, just a gang/mafia that browbeats the govt to give what it wants, or they dont enforce any laws.
… What do you think a union is? It’s collective action to get your demands or they don’t get what they want