“Preservation of Life” award valorizes officers who successfully de-escalated dangerous situations.

LAPD Honors Officers Who Didn’t Use Deadly Force, Much to the Police Union’s Dismay – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Fucking police unions. Every single time. So fucking evil.
The unions are like the gang headquarters of a damn bunch of unrepentant, psychos. Serve and protect? My ass! They only serve and protect their members and fuck the citizenry they supposed exist to protect.
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