&gt;When someone is working for the public the considerations are entirely different.<p>How so?  People don&#x27;t work in the public sector because the are doing everyone a favor.  They are working there because they are being compensated in some way.  I think that they should be able to negotiate for what the market will bear.<p>Do you work for the private sector but think that people who work in the public sector should do you some sort of favor?  That&#x27;s pretty rude isn&#x27;t it?<p>I don&#x27;t think highly of police unions, but I do think they have the right to get the benefits and income that the market will bear.<p>I do think that the better thing to do would be to pass laws that require external investigations, mandatory prosecution for wrong doing and mandatory auditing.<p>If you want police offices wearing cameras with sound 80% of the time, pass an law&#x2F;ordinance that has auditing requirements and a budget.