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Wrong title, should say Delaware tax payers pay to enable police to continue to be power mad control freaks
this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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That would be a more accurate title.
It amazes me how little some police officers know about the law and the limits of their authority. Its literally the one thing a cop should be informed about.
Supreme Court ruled that's not their job. They're not required to know every law, and they're allowed to get away with false arrests as long as they think what they're arresting someone for is the law. (They also ruled in a separate case that police are not required to render aid to citizens, they're legally able to watch someone murder you and do nothing to stop it.)
On the flip side, the Supreme Court also ruled that it's every citizens responsibility to be intimately familiar with every law because "not knowing the law" isn't a reasonable defense.
Funny how that works, doncha think?
AND they ruled police have no obligation to protect you. Very Funny.
Don't forget the part where they can come up with probable cause for the arrest after the fact.
And the part where they get to be counseled for weeks before investigations
They very well know the law. They just don’t care, because they know the taxpayers will pay out on the lawsuits, while they, the cops, continue to get away breaking the law without any form of punishment.
As they say, you can beat the charges but you can’t beat the ride. Maybe that’d change if these dickheads were on the hook for that 50 grand instead of Delaware taxpayers.
Thats why any settlement money should be taken from the police pension fund.
Alternatively, require police to personally carry malpractice insurance that pays for these kinds of settlements. When their rates start skyrocketing or their entire precincts rates double because a couple of them couldn't control their temper you'd better believe shit would change.
Become such a liability that you can't find anyone willing to insure you? Tough shit, guess you shouldn't be a cop.
Also a very good solution. It all stems from a lack of accountability.
These pigs should be brought up on charges and held personally liable.
Acab, smoke more pork.
The lesson here is to exercise your rights and flip cops off.
You can earn $50,000 doing so.
Or you could get shot. It's really a coin flip at this point.