re: BBC: America is seeing a surge in crime and violence

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Consequently, the unions make sure they kept the dues flowing in at a high level by making sure it is all but impossible to fire a cop.

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Have you not been paying attention the past year? They don't have to "fire a cop", they are quitting or retiring in record numbers in cities across the country. Your union hypothesis doesn't hold water when those unions can't even keep cops on the job.