Anti Federalist
03-20-2013, 09:20 AM
Ugly Facebook Post From The Police Union In Columbia, Missouri
By Radley Balko Posted: 03/19/2013 1:29 pm EDT | Updated: 03/19/2013 3:51 pm EDT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/ugly-facebook-post-from-t_n_2908834.html?utm_hp_ref=the-agitator
The police department in Columbia, Missouri -- the same department responsible for a drug raid video that went viral a couple years ago -- wants to get a new armored vehicle. The town's police union, which has been fighting the local police chief over his efforts to hold cops accountable for abusive behavior, apparently approves of the idea.
This was taken from the group's Facebook page. As of 1:30 ET, it was still there.
http://i.imgur.com/tuUpRO9.jpg
Charming, fellas.
UPDATE: A spokesperson from the Columbia Police Officers' Association wrote to say that the post above was satire, and not a suggestion. The spokesperson also said that the organization is not formally a union. The post has since been removed from the organization's Facebook page.
By Radley Balko Posted: 03/19/2013 1:29 pm EDT | Updated: 03/19/2013 3:51 pm EDT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/ugly-facebook-post-from-t_n_2908834.html?utm_hp_ref=the-agitator
The police department in Columbia, Missouri -- the same department responsible for a drug raid video that went viral a couple years ago -- wants to get a new armored vehicle. The town's police union, which has been fighting the local police chief over his efforts to hold cops accountable for abusive behavior, apparently approves of the idea.
This was taken from the group's Facebook page. As of 1:30 ET, it was still there.
http://i.imgur.com/tuUpRO9.jpg
Charming, fellas.
UPDATE: A spokesperson from the Columbia Police Officers' Association wrote to say that the post above was satire, and not a suggestion. The spokesperson also said that the organization is not formally a union. The post has since been removed from the organization's Facebook page.