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The average HR department is highly motivated to avoid lawsuits of this kind. Police departments, by contrast, have no liability if they get it wrong. Officers
by argomo 6y ago
The average HR department is highly motivated to avoid lawsuits of this kind. Police departments, by contrast, have no liability if they get it wrong. Officers themselves are disproportionately male and have traditional/regressive upbringings (as demonstrated by the high prevalence of domestic abuse against officer spouses).
Then too, we must consider the rights of the accused. Simply being arrested can be a huge life-altering event. Being docked pay or fired is more proportional to the size of the infraction. And society needs a gradient of responses: not every offense should consumer the resources of the police and the courts... that simply doesn't scale, and it's not a humane solution.
- zajio1am 6y agoFrom rights of the accused point it seems that handling these issues by police seems much better, as criminal justice have established rules to protect accused (e.g. including 'beyond a reasonable doubt' evidence level) that seems to be lacking in these extrajudicional punishments.
- argomo 6y agoI see your point, but we aren't talking criminal behavior here with criminal consequences and criminal standards of proof. Businesses can decide you are a liability and/or reputational risk without a jury.
- zajio1am 6y agoDepend on jurisdiction. In many countries there is no at-will employment and you need a legally valid reason and procedure to terminate someone's employment.