> all lawsuits are settled with funds from police pension funds
I like it most.
> police go to jail
> officers who do not report other officers go to jail
> bosses/chiefs etc who are aware of abuses of power and brutality and do not arrest those officers go to jail
All these "go to jail" stops at the "qualified immunity". And no politician yet was willing to do anything about it. We need to demand to end this "qualified immunity". That's number one force, that corrupts police.
> police officers are required to get malpractice insurance. The tax payer should not be paying for criminal behavior.
And who is going to pay that "malpractice insurance"? Tax payer again.
But I heard opinion, and I agree, that some of police attitude "shot first, ask questions later" is caused by insurance. Here is how: 1) police is looking to buy life&disablity insurance for it's officers 2) insurance providers are demanding, that policies of the police force designed in such a way, so that likehood of the injury to the officers is minimal, which in practice mean: shoot first, ask questions later. 3) police implement such policies to get life&disability insurance.
> All these "go to jail" stops at the "qualified immunity". And no politician yet was willing to do anything about it. We need to demand to end this "qualified immunity". That's number one force, that corrupts police.
Justin Amash put forward an act today https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1267267244029083648
> all lawsuits are settled with funds from police pension funds
Wouldn't that hurt all the police officers in that area?
Yes. It's likely part of the point, so that they have reason to, uh, police each other.
Yes, because those cops currently choose to allow this behavior.
They can pay it from their own salary - officers who are subject to more claims will end up with higher costs.