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One solution for police misconduct that I heard recently is to require officers to purchase malpractice insurance[1]. The idea is to incentivize good behavior,
by valar_m 13y ago
One solution for police misconduct that I heard recently is to require officers to purchase malpractice insurance[1]. The idea is to incentivize good behavior, as bad actors would pay higher premiums because they're a higher risk (or simply leave law enforcement altogether).
That makes a lot of sense to me. The police do things like this because they rarely, if ever, are held accountable for their actions.
I expect the people who have a strong personal interest in that idea never happening would counter the proposal with warnings of frightful, dire consequences.
[1] https://twitter.com/ClarkHat/status/420254393444093952 https://twitter.com/ClarkHat/status/420254393444093952
- jcc80 13y agoI first heard someone mention something like this maybe 1-2 months ago and think it's great. The person compared it to being bonded like an electrician or plumber. The process to fire police officers in many districts is very difficult so this could be one method to get control of the situation.
- jethro_tell 13y agoThe other great thing about this is when you read about a cop shooting someone for no cause, usually there were warning signs like he escalated a ton of situations with other suspects. This makes a third party (that is interested in not loosing millions to a victims family) start running psych tests and algorithms against arrest and escalation records. At some point the data will get good enough that people will be un-insurable before they kill someone.