Detroit Police officer get a mysterious case of the blue flu

I can understand being upset about the Mayor's proposal but, in my opinion, they took an oath to protect people. Now I am not one to be so gullible as to believe that they all take that seriously. I have seen some very dirty authority figures in my time, but there are people out there that would take that oath seriously and I have to wonder why they are not in the police force now. If they were shopkeepers or farmers...ok...fine...but these are people that have the lives of people in their hands. If I were them, it would be very hard for me to wash the blood off mine if someone got killed during my protest. I think that officials should consider their actions and assign them to more appropriate duties where sporadic behavior does not so much effect the public. That was my business side talking

hell yea they should be disciplined. Anybody willing to leave their co-worker like that deserves to lose their job. Maybe somebody should point out the fact that DETROIT HAS NO MONEY! [b]but many officials are predicting that Detroit’s cash flow will cease this December. [/b] Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/314727#ixzz1eFmHPIn9 Now I am a firm believer that the city government office and non essential workers should be gone first. But leaving your co workers in such a dangerous position is reprehensible. there is a reason that emergency workers are not allowed to strike.

I'm not sure if they should be disciplined or not. I can see their point. Of all people to lay off, the police are not the ones. Maybe when the mayor and council sees what can happen with less of a police force, they'll come to their senses. At least that's what I think they're trying to say.

I'm surprised that this issue doesn't appear in more political discussions, particularly those about the rich getting richer. I have always considered it outrageous that the most important cogs in the governmental process, in human terms, people like police, fire fighters, nurses, teachers, welfare workers and so on are so desperatly underpaid. Their jobs are not only essential for the smooth running of a civilised society, they are also dangerous, thankless, dirty jobs and deserve to be paid decently. But they are almost always the last cab off the payroll rank, and it's amazing they don't strike more often. I suppose that is because collectively they share some degree of public service motivation. Instead, politicians and high level bureaucrats get large pay rises to keep them somewhere in line with big business upper management people, with whom they see themselves connected. Too many bloody chiefs. As with all such forms of conflict, just as with terrorism, the people who actually suffer are the "innocents" who have no input into either side of the arguments, which means you and me. If strikes (or terrorist attacks) could be targeted so as to affect primarily those who cause their problems, those at the top in other words, I would probably be supportive. As it is, I sympathise with their actions. Lash