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<blockquote data-quote="10 point" data-source="post: 2513124" data-attributes="member: 52520">To be fair, internal issues are given the venue to be dealt with internally. If they aren&#039;t dealt with swiftly enough and comprehensively it gets dealt with by outside agencies. Everyone knows this.Everyone has responsibility for their own actions and for knowledge of illegal and unethical actions of members and leadership around them.The OC issue didn&#039;t lead to arrests (yet) but there were several people who paid a price for what went on there. We watched this unfold and it angered many members. The OLMS reports on corrupt actions by union leadership are enough to give Unionism a black eye.It&#039;s a bittersweet issue: Feeling relief that corruption is being weeded out of unions and being discouraged that it continues to be an issue today.And there&#039;s really no one above reproach if you really look at life in general but there&#039;s some things you just can&#039;t do or be complicit in when you&#039;re an officer that scores of people depend upon to look out for their best interest.Being &quot;at the top of the hill&quot; is a two edged sword because you absolutely cannot please everyone but knowingly breaking the law (literally and ethically) is without excuse and everyone knows there&#039;s a price to pay.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="10 point, post: 2513124, member: 52520"] To be fair, internal issues are given the venue to be dealt with internally. If they aren't dealt with swiftly enough and comprehensively it gets dealt with by outside agencies. Everyone knows this. Everyone has responsibility for their own actions and for knowledge of illegal and unethical actions of members and leadership around them. The OC issue didn't lead to arrests (yet) but there were several people who paid a price for what went on there. We watched this unfold and it angered many members. The OLMS reports on corrupt actions by union leadership are enough to give Unionism a black eye. It's a bittersweet issue: Feeling relief that corruption is being weeded out of unions and being discouraged that it continues to be an issue today. And there's really no one above reproach if you really look at life in general but there's some things you just can't do or be complicit in when you're an officer that scores of people depend upon to look out for their best interest. Being "at the top of the hill" is a two edged sword because you absolutely cannot please everyone but knowingly breaking the law (literally and ethically) is without excuse and everyone knows there's a price to pay. [/QUOTE]

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