The IBEW Distinguishes Itself Again

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Once again Vermont's IBEW Local 300 has distinguished itself in opposition to progressive values.

You may remember a couple of years ago when the IBEW endorsed Republican candidate Brian Dubie for governor. The move was preceded by the clownish antics of the IBEW's representative to the Vermont Democratic Committee showing up at a meeting with a plastic knife sticking out of his back and he got him removed–or “voluntarily” retired–from his post on the State Committee. 

 Today it's not attacking the Democratic Party, it's defending the police officer who is now charged with shooting an unarmed man. Here's part of what I found on their Facebook page this morning:

 Law enforcement officers all across the state are obligated to protect and serve the communities for which they work. With the indictment of Corporal Nokes, officers are forced to protect and defend their own livelihoods first, not just from the perpetrator, but from a system where the leadership is unwilling to stand by them and support them for making split second decisions that save the lives of the community members, as well as their own. 

If you happen to be a reader who has some objection to the police shooting unarmed people maybe you want to go on over and let the IBEW know what you think. 

For me, I just think it's important to point out that prosecuting one person for an alleged crime is not by any means an attack on all law enforcement officers. 

3 thoughts on “The IBEW Distinguishes Itself Again”

  1. For me, I just think it’s important to point out that prosecuting one person for an alleged crime is not by any means an attack on all law enforcement officers.

  2. Maybe since the police have Tasers they feel a special affinity with anyone who handles electricity at work.

  3. Good taser joke too.  As someone who supports unions, I hate to see the IBEW get so slavish with the authorities whose use of excessive force is a human and CIVIL rights violation.  Perhaps unions should just stay away from this issue, although I feel they should be condemning the cops, not ‘supporting’ them.  If unions are ‘under the gun’ (pun intended), supporting ‘cop violence’ ain’t gonna get them any more support.  Next time they have to picket, what are they gonna do if the cops ask them politely to ‘move along’?  Risk getting tasered, or shot?

    Support Our Troops.

    Support Our Police.

    Same shit.

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