FOP backs away from St. Pat's threat
The Pittsburgh police union has backed off on their latest threats to the city -- this time on St. Pat's parade staffing -- which we had addressed a couple days ago.
Members of the city's police union will air their grievances instead by marching in the March 12 parade wearing shirts that "show solidarity for our officers" and handing out leaflets that detail their complaints, said Fraternal Order of Police President Dan O'Hara.
The union met for three hours in a shelter at Banksville Park, where members decided that boycotting off-duty work at bars and venues where St. Patrick's Day revelers frequent would "target the businesses who support us and also the residents, who, quite frankly, aren't the problem here," Mr. O'Hara said. "We'd never jeopardize the city's safety."