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Originally Posted by DblBarrelJ
I think (although I'm not a member of the LPOA) what they're driving at is a two fold issue. First, they feel they're being investigated without suspicion of a crime. Cops are human. They don't like being investigated for no reason anymore than you do. Secondly, if they're really issuing reprimands for speeding to assist other officers, I call bull**** to that. That's dumb. FWIW, with my knowledge of police unions, it's probably also a lie.
Yeah, and I don't like my boss having access to my email and web browsing records while at work, but that's too damn bad because it's their equipment and I'm their employee, so they have every right to monitor those things to make sure I'm doing my job properly.
As to your second point, I highly doubt they're issuing reprimands for speeding in emergent situations which required their immediate presence. The LPOA comment you cited is their stated complaint, but do you really think they'd come out and say, "We have a huge problem with reprimanding our officers when they break traffic laws on their way to court or lunch?" I'd be very curious as to what percentage of the reprimands fell under the category that the LPOA cited.