The FOP leadership eventually has to negotiate wages, so getting too involved in politics would hurt negotiations later. What should happen is a separate political action committee representing the political views of officers should be formed and run by a separate group of officers. You can collect money from anyone outside the FOP and use it to do commercials pushing for stronger law enforcement. Just give them some FOP decals for their cars or T-shirts when they contribute and then you can save
The FOP leadership eventually has to negotiate wages, so getting too involved in politics would hurt negotiations later. What should happen is a separate political action committee representing the political views of officers should be formed and run by a separate group of officers. You can collect money from anyone outside the FOP and use it to do commercials pushing for stronger law enforcement. Just give them some FOP decals for their cars or T-shirts when they contribute and then you can save