Not a good idea. We love our retired brethren, but retired officers don’t have (because they don’t need to) the same sense of urgency regarding issue that active officers face because 99% of these issues don’t affect retired officers. Not a hit on them, just the reality of it. Civilians are definitely a bad idea. Might as well be teamsters if we do that. We are cops representing each other. That’s the point.
Not a good idea. We love our retired brethren, but retired officers don’t have (because they don’t need to) the same sense of urgency regarding issue that active officers face because 99% of these issues don’t affect retired officers. Not a hit on them, just the reality of it. Civilians are definitely a bad idea. Might as well be teamsters if we do that. We are cops representing each other. That’s the point.