How Bloated Pensions Contribute to Police Brutality

Radley Balko
Oct. 15, 2015

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There are a few chits at a city’s disposal when negotiating with a police union. One tool is more money — higher salaries, better benefits, more favorable overtime, and so on. Another tool is job protection. You make it more difficult for cops to be discipline, sanctioned, or fired.

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