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> Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process? The amount of process
by berberous 12y ago
> Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process?
The amount of process due is largely determined by case law, with judges using a balancing test that balances several factors.
Most to the point in your hypo, one of the factors is the government interest involved.
The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given.
- dllthomas 12y ago"The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given." Police officers can be flight risks. One of the "riders" from Oakland is still at large.
- SilasX 12y agoThe issue was about cutting off one's livelihood before conviction, and the inconsistency in saying that it's okay to do that to normals, but a horrible atrocity to do the police.