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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by freehunter on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @02:19PM (#7939410)
>It's unconstitutional as a violation of due process, to suspend officers without pay, before they have been adjudicated as having done something wrong.

Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process?

>It's probably unconstitutional to impose forfeiture of vested interests as punishment for a crime.

True. You could sue them for enough that they could no longer make the payments on their house, though.

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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by discardorama on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @02:28PM (#7939493)
> Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process?

Because the police, over time, have put laws in place to protect their jobs even in the case of severe abuse. Why do you think the POA (Police/"Peace" Officers Association) goes around endorsing/attacking local political candidates?

Consider the shootings in Albuquerque. 26 people killed by ABQ cops in the last few years; and not a single officer held accountable. Even when there's unambiguous police video of abuse!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/06/20/albuquerqu...

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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by berberous on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @02:58PM (#7939736)
> Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process?

The amount of process due is largely determined by case law, with judges using a balancing test that balances several factors.

Most to the point in your hypo, one of the factors is the government interest involved.

The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given.

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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by dllthomas on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @03:06PM (#7939803)
"The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given."

Police officers can be flight risks. One of the "riders" from Oakland is still at large.

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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by SilasX on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @04:52PM (#7940561)
The issue was about cutting off one's livelihood before conviction, and the inconsistency in saying that it's okay to do that to normals, but a horrible atrocity to do the police.
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