How police unions affect officer conduct investigations

How police unions affect officer conduct investigations

THE BLACK LIVESMATTER MOVEMENT ISLOOKING INTO POLICEUNIONS AND THE ROLETHEY PLAY INPROTECTING OFFICERS.UNION CONTRACTS CANOFFER A RANGE OFPROTECTIONS AND CANAFFECT INVESTIGATIONSINTO OFFICERS.HERE IN OMAHAOFFICERS ARE ALLOWEDTO REVIEW VIDEOEVIDENCE BEFORETHEY'RE INTERROGATED.THE DEPARTMENT SAYSTHEY DO THIS TO HELPREFRESH THE OFFICERSMEMORY SO THAT THEYCAN GIVE THE MOSTACCURATE STATEMENTOF AN INCIDENT.AT THE SAME TIME INNEBRASKA, POLICEDISCIPLINARY RECORDSARE NOT PUBLICRECORD.IT'S A TRAGICSITUATION.BUT WHETHERGEORGE FLOYD ORTHE INCIDENT INATLANTA, YOU HEARTHE ARGUMENTTHAT THE PERSON'SHISTORY DOESN'TMATTERHISTORY DON'TMATTER WITH THEM,WHY WHY WOULDIT MATTER WITH APOLICE OFFICER?THAT'S WHERE ITHINK THERE'SSOME CONFUSIONAND WHAT THEPUBLIC SAYS THEYWANT.ANTHONY CONNER ISWITH THE OMAHA POLICEOFFICERS ASSOCIATION.HE SUPPORTSPRESIDENT TRUMPSRECENT EXECUTIVEORDER CALLING FOR ADATABASE TO TRACKOFFICERS EXCESSIVEUSE OF FORCE.HE ADDS THAT THEPUBLIC DOES HAVEINPUT ON POLICE UNIONCONTRACTS BY VOTINGFOR THE MAYOR ANDCITY COUNCIL, WHOAPPROVE POLICECONTRACTS.