FOP Letter

We have now received "the letter" from about 40 or 50 different people. We have been aware of its existence for about a week now.

It was sent to us and Shaved before it was ever presented to the FOP Board, and we deleted more than a few references to it for a number of reasons.

First up, we couldn't verify it was an actual letter.

Second, we had no intention of being used by one of the parties involved to bolster their side of the argument that will, almost without a doubt, end up in the courts.

Third, we are in the midst of what will probably be the most brutal contract negotiations in FOP history and we judged that at the moment, the letter didn't serve any purpose except to distract from the ongoing events - a sideshow so to speak.

We expect "the letter" will continue making the rounds throughout districts and units in short order. It's particularly merciless in its criticisms of some guy who heads the organization. We've heard much of it before (immature, self-centered, disrespectful, disorganized, etc.). We've seen next to nothing that dissuades us that any of it is untrue as evidenced by other lawsuits, columns written, complaints at the meetings and confidences shared.

As you read "the letter" (and we're pretty sure you all will within two weeks), you can make your judgements. "Where there's smoke, there's fire." And from where we're sitting and what we've seen, there's a giant fucking blaze burning over on West Washington.