• SuperDuper@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    when you sue the department, the taxpayers got the bill with little impact on the offending officer.

    Police officers and departments should be required to carry professional insurance policies to cover these payouts, just like doctors are required to carry malpractice insurance.

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      10 months ago

      My son is a cop and I’m completely for this. He’s an intelligent empathetic man that would definitely speak truth to power if called upon to do so. And I would say he agrees that the job attracts ignorant belligerent bully types that love pushing people around. And this behavior needs to stop for sure.

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        It was about 10 years ago, but someone had interviewed a panel of police officers of different ranks from the counties in the bay area of California. When asked how many cops shouldn’t be cops, one officer responded 75%. The others agreed with that figure.

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        How long until he’s out for doing the right thing?

        The thin blue line won’t tolerate him forever.