In the article, Peace Officers Bill of Rights Guarantees: Responding to Union Demands 1.vith a Management Sanctioned Version, Schmidt {EGGS} provides an overview of the many 1".i'ays police unions and their legislative sponsors have attempted to pass "Police Officer's Bill of Rights" {PEER} legislation over the years. The important facts in the article discussed by Schmidt are the history of PDER, recommendations made for voluntary adoption of such a document, and the reasoning behind the content provided in the PDER foimulated hy the International Association of lChiefs of Police {HEP} Subcommittee on iniemal Affairs Legislation (Schmidt, 2305}. Schmidt {2005] tells us that the PDBR provided is a less confrontational and more comprehensive document that the subcommittee drafted to he a less intrusive alternative to the police union-hacked legislation many have attempted to pass over the years. We will discuss this article more indepth by examining the facts reflected in the v.riter's findings, decisions made to support the facts, and alternative solutions to the author's vtorl-t