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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by malnourish on Sunday June 07, 2020 @07:07PM (#23451879)
One thing that must happen is we must impose enhancements to penalties for crimes committed by law enforcement/police.

Assault, battery, theft, etc., by a police officer is inherently worse than that by an ordinary citizen. They have abused the immense power, privilege, and trust of their position and there should commensurate consequences.

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by ethbro on Sunday June 07, 2020 @07:14PM (#23451920)
NPR carried a segment talking about making free market liability insurance mandatory for police, with departments only paying the average rate.

There needs to be a neutral third party to assess risk, because all of the current stakeholders are biased (executive government, judicial government, community organizers, police unions).

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by artificial on Sunday June 07, 2020 @09:14PM (#23452632)
What about paying it out of the pension fund that way they police their own? Dump public sector unions (who organize against the people) as well.
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