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Reminds me of air traffic controller strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Air_Traffic_Con.... If anyone think they are not replaceable they are in for a rude shock. City can easily hire private security/bring in the guard/hire new officers/reassign officers in desk jobs.


I'm pretty sure you're overestimating just how many people are going to be eager to step into the line of fire in violent crime-ridden Chicago.


All of the leo deaths in Chicago for 2020 were covid

Any cop quiting because they don't want to protect others is a cop that should find a new line of work


Article says:

> Last year, 374 officers died - 245 of them due to Covid-19, more than any other cause combined.

But yes it's very high!


> All of the leo deaths in Chicago for 2020 were covid

And? This does not mean that being in law enforcement in Chicago is a risk-free, attractive proposition, even to those who are vaccinated.

> Any cop quiting because they don't want to protect others is a cop that should find a new line of work

That's a fair argument but it doesn't change the reality that Chicago is very unlikely to be able to easily replace the officers it terminates.


Except that police union contracts tend to be somewhat more constraining than the ATC contract, and municipalities don't have the power of the federal executive branch to back them up for capriciously terminating employees.




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