To get rid of bad cops, start with their unions

Interesting contrast after the big police union press in NY.

Caldara: To get rid of bad cops, start with their unions
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The article states that it is easy to recognize bad cops as confirmed in a study; their future offenses are predictable according to number of past complaints against them. Common sense.

"Firing a cop, like firing a public school teacher for cause, is nearly impossible thanks to their union contracts. In government-delivered education the problem is so rampant the bureaucratic work-around has been dubbed the “dance of the lemmings.” Since you can’t fire a bad teacher you just keep transferring him to other schools and smaller posts where he can do less damage. This is fine until the damage is robbing your child of an education, from which your kid may never recover.

It is inexcusable. Yet it is systematic and accepted thanks to the union.

It is the nature of government unions to protect the worst employees from getting canned and prevent the best employees from being rewarded. The key word in collective bargaining is after all, “collective.” We treat everyone the same, pay everyone the same as if people are robots."