Unions Reduce Fatal Police Shootings In White Communities. For Black Communities They Increase Them.
Source: NurPhoto / Getty As Black communities across the country prepare to honor Michael Brown, the teenager who was publicly executed 10 years ago tomorrow by former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, Darren Wilson, a recently published study by Georgia State University and fellow scholars found that police unions, which bring job protection and increased salaries, generally reduce the incidence of cop killings. Higher rates of pay suggest better educated and […]