Under current law & policy when a police officer perpetrates violence he (she) rarely experiences negative consequences even when municipal government pays to settle a civil suit.
If there are no negative consequences, why wouldn't police use excessive & illegal violence? The rules practically encourage police misconduct.
Solution: require police to carry personal insurance that pays the first $20-100,000 of settlement cost in each case.
Police that commit misconduct will see their premiums rise. They will be forced out of police work by insurance companies.
This will also reduce the public's responsibility for paying to settle police misconduct cases & presumably reduce the legal bills over time.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
how Congress could reduce police misconduct and unnecessary violence
License people empowered by states (and federal government) to arrest people or carry firearms as part of their professional duties.
The US Constitution creates a duty for the federal government to protect civil rights†, so, it's kinda crazy that there are hundreds of thousands of people who can kill people and deprive citizens of their rights who aren't licensed by the federal government.
The federal government should be supportive of states granting licenses as they see fit with a couple obvious caveats:
The US Constitution creates a duty for the federal government to protect civil rights†, so, it's kinda crazy that there are hundreds of thousands of people who can kill people and deprive citizens of their rights who aren't licensed by the federal government.
The federal government should be supportive of states granting licenses as they see fit with a couple obvious caveats:
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