Re:Supreme Court Asked to Strike Down Immunity for Police Wh...
by dwater on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:40PM
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In today's political climate (including the current Supreme Court which is pretty strongly political), the most likely answer is local jurisdictions who have been paying out millions in civil penalties for this behavior. They won't be able to enforce criminal liability, but they could start making changes to training, use of force policies, hiring, etc. If the jurisdictions start taking out insurance to pay these claims, then the insurance companies will probably start mandating changes as well.
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Re:Supreme Court Asked to Strike Down Immunity for Police Wh...
by seretogis on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:48PM
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I have no issue with your post, but what a ridiculous situation we find ourselves in. We can't get rid of bad apples because of police unions and the relationship between prosecutors and police. It's not politically viable for politicians to enforce standards for police. So, instead, we have to hire a for-profit intermediary to come up with profit-centered reasons to enforce these standards. Yikes.