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Re:No Qualified Immunity for Cops Who Made Stuff Up to Justi... by iaw on Sunday February 14, 2021 @03:20PM (#26135865)
This is the most free-market approach to resolving police brutality that I've seen so far. With no ideal solutions sometimes the pragmatic ones are the best.
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Re:No Qualified Immunity for Cops Who Made Stuff Up to Justi... by TomSwirly on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:32AM (#26140902)
Why is "free market" a good idea in this case?

What's wrong with simply _enforcing the law_ on police officers?

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Re:No Qualified Immunity for Cops Who Made Stuff Up to Justi... by iaw on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:54AM (#26144451)
The problem is who enforces the law for the enforcers?

With actual financial incentives on the line (their insurance premiums and their jobs) we may see natural behavior change without having to build out a new enforcement apparatus that could be subject to the same abuse as the current one.

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