jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoPolice union will not fight the firing of sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Masseywww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down11
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkPolice union will not fight the firing of sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Masseywww.usatoday.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·2 months agoSo there is a line they won’t cross. I guess that’s something. I’d say it’s the bare minimum but it falls well short of that mark.
minus-squarenfh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoI doubt it’s a moral line. Seems like a pragmatic stance that standing behind him isn’t worth the bad PR they’d get for doing it. It’s certainly something, at least.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoThis is encouraging news because it means the police unions no longer feel immune to public reaction. It’s nice to see them scared for once.
So there is a line they won’t cross. I guess that’s something. I’d say it’s the bare minimum but it falls well short of that mark.
I doubt it’s a moral line. Seems like a pragmatic stance that standing behind him isn’t worth the bad PR they’d get for doing it. It’s certainly something, at least.
This is encouraging news because it means the police unions no longer feel immune to public reaction. It’s nice to see them scared for once.