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The threat of being bankrupt for life would be a deterrent. Prosecutors and mayors wouldn't be so tight with cops if not for 1) the role of police unions and 2
by peterpeppers 6y ago
The threat of being bankrupt for life would be a deterrent.
Prosecutors and mayors wouldn't be so tight with cops if not for 1) the role of police unions and 2) optimizing for conviction rates.
Change the incentives, change the outcomes.
SOURCE:
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/03/how-police-unions-fight-reform https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/03/how-police-uni...
- https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21290981/police-union-contracts-minneapolis-reform https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21290981/police-unio...
- https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/police-unions-politics-george-floyd-breonna-taylor-1024473/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/poli...
- https://thelensnola.org/2019/04/11/misconduct-by-prosecutors-is-rampant-how-do-we-deter-it/ https://thelensnola.org/2019/04/11/misconduct-by-prosecutors...