Re:The Human Toll of Flashbangs
by kyrra on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @08:47PM
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I'm guessing their lawyers have told them not to apologize (show apathy), as it may actually be worse for them in the civil suit.
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FYI you wrote apathy when you likely meant empathy.
Apathy fits there if you take the parenthetical to be clarifying "not apologize" instead of just "apologize".
Cops in the US are immune to civil liability for acts while on duty.
There are two flaws in this statement:
1) Police, and most public officials, are subject to qualified, not absolute, immunity.
2) Given that municipal or state governments have to pick up the check when juries find against police departments, the comment you are responding to is still sensible (I'm not saying I agree with it, only that it's not illogical in the matter that you seem to be suggesting).
This comment doesn't need to be downvoted. It's not stating anything as fact - quite the opposite - it's very clear it's just a guess. And it makes logical sense according to this [1]