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Hypothetical question: Would you rather the city had to pay $22 million in damages, and take active steps to prevent their city police from engaging in kidnapp
by Ironchefpython 10y ago
Hypothetical question:
Would you rather the city had to pay $22 million in damages, and take active steps to prevent their city police from engaging in kidnapping, assault, and false imprisonment?
Or, would you rather the city paid only $220k, and it became the new normal?
> On the other hand, there should be criminal charges against the cops.
In this country, the judicial system cannot police itself. Asking police to police police is an exercise in futility, and civilian oversight is nearly always subject to regulatory capture, as the oversight boards will eventually be composed of people who have a strong incentive to side with the police rather than "criminals".