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"Unfortunately, in history in our city, and I think the history of other cities, unions are extraordinarily reluctant to embrace reform and that's a current state of affairs here," Lightfoot said in an interview Saturday with NPR's."We have had to take them to arbitration to win very modest reforms, and that's a shame of the history of collective bargaining where there hasn't been an emphasis on reform and accountability.
Ahem, more importantly, your city needs a change in its culture
lorilightfoot turned economically effective convention but then encouraged thousands to participate in resource consuming protests and looting. Not we’re broke, she’ll claim budget cuts on ‘defund’ to appease protestors rather then admit to the financial crisi she created.
Then the conversation needs to change from 'embrace' to 'deal with it' - ***stopping the killing of blacks is non-negotiable*** Any cop or union that rejects that is unfit to serve. BlackLivesMatter DemilitarizeThePolice Close TheBadAppleFactories
saradani They are reluctant because they have bought into the racist system--all the more proof there needs to be significant REFORM.
If police are paid for by taxpayers, then taxpayers should get a say in how the departments are run, and they seem to be failing 😠 LoriLightfoot
Extraordinarily reluctant? She was being far too kind.
It’s not about the union. The city should look into alternative strategies for responding to problems. BSW, MSW social workers could handle many of the non violent 311 calls and without force. The cases that require force should be the exception not the rule
Oh for fucks sake. Changing the culture _is_ the reform. Also, defunding them.
This is the same problem with teacher unions. I found the same problem with trying to change homeless and housing systems/policies. It’s all about leadership. Leadership changes culture. Imbuing existing structures with new ideas and people who will embrace them creates change
This is why there needs to be state law. Overrides contracts and unions.
Defund police today... create new jobs for criminals tomorrow! Watch the arms & ammo business grow exponentially!
Skystarblanket Why does this remind me of the NRA
Well we're extraordinarily reluctant to let them continue to exist. ByeFelicia 👋🏽
NPR, why use Tear Gas? Tear Gas (Aka Riots Gas) is illegal to use in War, however why is it still legal for the police to use on citizens?
I’d love to hear the rationale for rejecting the “reforms”.
The only reason to resist real reform is if you are a bad cop and fear for your job. If you are that cop, you shouldn’t be in that job.
Key word here - unions.
We are giving police the money and resources TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE and contribute to mass incarceration which has not improved our city’s violent hoods. WHATS NEXT chicagosmayor
Where are we with the consent degree chicagosmayor ?
Start. At. The. Top.
Union or not, then we must law and order the police with anything legal we got. And if it's legal to use tear gas on, sample protesters, who really did nothing 'wrong', then we have our option. They, made, that, 'legal'.
Replace police with teachers and it reads the same
'really comes down to change in the culture.' Let's start with violence in general. 7 year mandatory sentencing for possession of an illegal firearm.
The one Union you never see tea baggers complain about, well that and the NFL, all other unions are bad!
Any union is there to protect its membership. BS.
Then we need to reform the unions! I've always been pro-union except when they are corrupt and when they don't act in the best interest of all the people. When unions are wrong exposure is the best tool to fight the wrong doing.
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What if government contracts with police unions specified that police brutality claims, if proven, had to be paid by the offending officers' union and/or pension fund? I'm thinking that would give every police officer a big incentive to police their brothers and sisters.
Uh yeah...that “police culture” is part of the damn problem.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Turns the City into another Progressive SHIT HOLE City!
Police unions everywhere are the new organized crime syndicate. Beware a pale rider..
Change in length of training as well as requirements that surpass a high school diploma. Change in the culture is inevitable.
No shit
I don't understand the positioning. Obviously, police are reluctant to change, that's why we're here. It's your job as mayor and overseer of the police force to ensure it runs effectively whether employees, from the chief on down, want change or not.
Her neighborhoods are killing fields what will happen if no police at all?
Mayors lead, even when it's hard. Even in the face of 'reluctance'. If the union can't get on board with not being racist fucks, then they've got to go. Sorry, but that's just what has to happen now. They've fucked things up for too long.
...alright but holding the police accountable in the long term starts with CPACNow (why are you silent AldTomTunney 48Ward AldermanSmith43 JamesCappleman AldTomTunney Ald_Reboyras 50thWardChicago AldJimGardiner )
educatorsresist DefundPolice they are way out of control.
no shit the racist gang doesn't want to change
How about changing the culture that breeds crime?
Police training needs a complete overhaul. Instead of training on the best way to kill people, they should be trained on how to respect people. They are working for us after all 2020Protests
What do members of other unions have to say?
All government unions need to be abolished.
I guess absolutely no one should be surprised that police unions are 'extraordinarily reluctant' to change a culture in which they can brutalize and torture whoever they want and get away with it but that just goes to show definitely that ACAB.
A change in hiring practices.
Have wr stopped to consider that unions for all the good that they might do might also be the source of the current problem
Coward!!!!! Too busy goi g to her hairdresser to care
She can’t do anything. When she comes up for re election. She’ll say “I tried to reform the police but they wouldn’t comply.”
there should be nothing to stop a city from firing an officer who's been investigated several times for abusive behavior and their record should be open to future employers
Then get out of the way and let someone else do your job.
Hasn’t Chicago been a Demcity for like... a million years? This is the Dems baby... how can they suddenly decide it is ugly? The police report up to a politicalentity... vote them out, change everything - start with the idiots at the top.
Is she like 700 years old or what's the deal?
She’s anti-union. What a c-word..
Fuck police tribalism, If your friend beats and kills people you should probably do something about it and stop ignoring it.
There needs to be a reality check here. From 1976-2005 94% of all African Americans killed by homicide in the US were by other AFRICAN AMERICANS!! It comes down to the African American community NOT KILLING EACH OTHER! SORRY!
It doesn’t matter if they are reluctant. They work for the public and are paid by the public. Do your job and figure out how to make it happen.
Lori is the one “extremely reluctant “ to follow her own lockdown. While telling people to shut up and stay inside or face arrest - she snuck out for a haircut. Neo-liberal fraud
a change in the government (2024 GOP little NPR **) info like be easy on the prisoners. Didn't like it since I first saw it. Like stop crime not wipe people out, to correct, reform...yep
Hey everyone, watch '13TH' on Netflix.
If you can’t change the culture, change out the people.
There needs to be a reality check here. From 1976-2005 94% of all African Americans killed by homicide in the US were by other AFRICAN AMERICANS!! It comes down to the African American community NOT KILLING EACH OTHER! SORRY!
Ok disband police unions then
human rights issue we all carry. it's fine if we do not want to understand each other, and not everything is reduced to economic, but it would be nice to address issues in our society together. i wish we chose to be a nation wanting to focus on quality of life in hearts and minds
Racism and misogyny
Then stop supporting the unions. Time to put up or shut up
Lets fire them all and start over
No shit sherlock
YES!!! Change the culture so we are not killing anyone... human or non-humans, because that's where the disconnect starts! Once we can make excuses for our fellow animals, it's not hard to make excuses for our fellow animals. Go vegan for a much better world for EVERYONE!!!
A few bad apples yall got in Chicago amirite
Police unions are TRAAAAAAASSSSH. They aren’t needed. All they do is cause problems.
Easiest solution. Codify the oversight requirements in law rather than department policy. Becomes something the unions can't fight as part of a contract negotiation. Problem solved.
'extraordinarily reluctant to embrace reform' No shit.
Oh no, we couldn't possibly force change on an organization we're sending billions of dollars to! Gotta go slow and change the 'culture.'
I wonder if they couldn't afford military grade weapons and body armor they might behave differently?
Wow. Groups of people that indiscriminately use force against citizens are RELUCTANT to change? Well gosh. Just, like gee. They’re shooting rubber bullets and tear gas in people’s faces. Beating peaceful protesters. Try reporting some of that.
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Gut their budget
Chicago police have a sordid history of racist brutality. That is their 'culture.'
It comes down to accountability: by the officers, the leaders and the elected officials. Make accountability the culture and mission. Make it understood they aren’t friends with each other - they’re public servants first. If you love the police then HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
I'm slightly left of centre but I totally agree that unions can be easily turn into self serving institutised organisations just like the corporations the left despises
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