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Re:LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investig... by tastyfreeze on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:18PM (#33085348)
The police must follow all the same laws that we do. Giving any kind of immunity enables officers to be "above the law". If an officer gets accused of rights violations it should be settled in court, not dismissed out of hand.
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Re:LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investig... by selectodude on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:27PM (#33086303)
Pretty sure if you handcuffed somebody without their consent, regardless of what they were doing, you’d have to answer for it in court.

Cops are above the law. They are the violence arm of the local government.

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Re:LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investig... by mywittyname on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:15PM (#33087026)
They aren't acting above the law, but within it. They are legally allowed to detain people in certain situations.

It's perfectly fair for the law to allow certain groups to do something that's illegal for other groups to do. For example, illegal for people not sanctioned by the government to drive on public roads.

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