Police have been quitting in droves in the last year

Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by smileysteve on Thursday June 24, 2021 @09:52AM (#27617384)

And if you make the incorrect commit in the moment -- or don't check with compliance, then a person is dead, you're on trial by the public; and possibly at risk for jail time.

[Addendum: And you're being promoted based on arrests, while sharing frustration with management about compliance, and likely seeing other cowboy coder style actions]

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by ssully on Thursday June 24, 2021 @09:56AM (#27617452)

You might be surprised to see the rate at which police are charged and convicted of a crime while on the job. Hint: The number is incredibly low.

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by RankingMember on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:05AM (#27617619)

Yep, most around here just get put on "desk duty", essentially a "hey let's wait for this to all blow over then we'll get you back out there" play.

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by jellicle on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:00AM (#27617542)

You're probably 1000x as likely to be fired for a bad commit than you are to be fired as a cop that has made a poor policing decision.

After all, you don't have a union.

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by revscat on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:08AM (#27617685)

However, qualified immunity would protect me from being held responsible.

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