Thanks again Matt, for keeping us all up-to-date on the sheer thuggery of the PPB.

"The union has a duty and responsibility to advocate for that member to make sure the member is treated fairly and equitably by the administration—even when the member has in fact done what was alleged."

Fairly and equitably is bad? Please clarify, Matt. You can begin the clarification "For clarification-", because we know you're really good at that.

If I were to be in potential trouble with the law, I would want my attorney to try to get me out of it EVEN if I were in fact guilty! I wouldn't be paying him/her to help the opposition. Bear in mind, it's an adversarial system. I suspect to do any less might expose the attorney to potential disbarment.

So it looks like the reason that they called for Sam Adams to resign, is because he isn't in the police officer's union? And they would have stuck up for him if he was?

That disturbs me in way too many ways.

A union is not a blood oath. A union steward is not a defense lawyer - nor, even, an officer of the court. And a police officer is sworn to uphold the law, all the time, even when his union brothers or sisters breaks it.

...but apparently not at the PoPo.

You fuckers have serious reading comprehension problems. Explain to me how this document is asking the police to not uphold the law. Explain it to me slowly, like I'm a five year old.

To clarify- I think "FIRE MA..." is a fucking moron. Just because I think the anti-cops squad is kind of blindly spouting rhetoric doesn't mean that I think their adversaries aren't idiots.

Not surprising. What do they call it? The thin blue line? Code of silence? It's been around for years. Considering the PPB's history of accepting bribes and being general assholes to everyone I don't think this is a change in the status quo.

I wonder if Saltzman is going to have the balls to take on statements like this.