Police in VA Pepper Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant For......

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So we read about what can happen to a stopped driver for not following the sometimes confusing and risky orders from policemen. We hear drivers can get beaten or shot. But on another side, what happens to the policemen if they engage in blatantly unclear, unprofessional or illegal behavior? We hear that they sometimes get fired.

Do police with bad behavior move on to a different town, and then keep on doing their thing? And does a town pay legal costs and damages for policemen automatically through the town's tax funding? Or do policemen have individual financial consequences, which would give them pause for bad behavior?

We should also acknowledge that policing is often a stressful job. I have read that the suicide rate is sadly high, in addition to other job related risks.

Where is the balance in all this?
 

ostralee said:
Do police with bad behavior move on to a different town, and then keep on doing their thing? And does a town pay legal costs and damages for policemen automatically through the town's tax funding? Or do policemen have individual financial consequences, which would give them pause for bad behavior?
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Yes, rogue police move town to town, despite what department's claim of checking their background from other jobs, sometimes they don't care and hire anyway. The employing dept./insurance co. pays any civil settlements even if the officer is sued in an individual capacity, as a general statement.

With the death of george floyd, depts. around the country are examing the doctrine of qualified immunity for police. The police unions would fight to get an officer re-instated even if they blinded someone on purpose. The city gives in even if the officer has an angry background. Derick Chauvin, who kneeled on George Floyd's neck for almost 20 minutes, had over 15 career complaints against him.
 
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Yes, rogue police move town to town, despite what department's claim of checking their background from other jobs, sometimes they don't care and hire anyway. The employing dept./insurance co. pays any civil settlements even if the officer is sued in an individual capacity, as a general statement.

With the death of george floyd, depts. around the country are examing the doctrine of qualified immunity for police. The police unions would fight to get an officer re-instated even if they blinded someone on purpose. The city gives in even if the officer has an angry background. Derick Chauvin, who kneeled on George Floyd's neck for almost 20 minutes, had over 15 career complaints against him.
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Oh, so now it's almost 20 minutes ??? It started out @ just over 7 [seven] minutes, then it went to near 9 [nine] ......... now it's near 20 [twenty] minutes ?? That's bullshit !
 

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