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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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You can't touch a single police officer without them throwing a hissy fit and shutting everything down.

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[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

That should be the attitude of all unions

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

police unions arent organized against an abusive management though they're organized against the public they supposedly serve and protect, which they also have the monopoly of violence over.

if you really wanted to reign in police unions...just make em pay all their abuse of force lawsuits out of their pensions. they'd create a national database tracking/banning cereal shitbags real quick

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

My argument is unions are not the monster they are made out to be. They can be good.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Honestly, not really. Someone that worked with Chicago PD was telling me that a lot of the more senior officers (this was also 10 years ago) leverage accruing enough leave to cover half the year. So they collect a salary 6 months of the year, and a lot end up getting second jobs because they want more money. These are taxpayer-funded services, so I'd rather not give ample avenues to abuse the system because politicians have no spine.