I am not a lawyer, but i have watched all the Matlock reruns

[gibraltar72]

Tell me why this wouldn't work. It was reported that New York pays from 200 million to 300 million a year in court judgments for excessive force cases etc. Why when cases are filed shouldn't the Cop unions or Federations as Minny. is called. be named as co defendant. Citing the culture they have created and encourage. I say that being as strong a union man as there is.

[The Magistrate]

1. Settlements Paid, Sir, Should Be Deducted From Pension Funds

A mild means of encouraging police to police themselves....

[alwaysinasnit]

2. +1000

[gibraltar72]

4. I love that idea.

I think putting the onus on the the union to defend in court. And have potential penalties would change the culture sooner than anything i can think of.

[crickets]

12. Excellent idea. Throw in the legal fees too. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Because (1) The policies of the federation are not,

in the legal sense, the direct or proximate cause of a particular act of police misconduct, and (2) the federation is not the employer of the police officers and therefore is not liable for their actions under so-called master-servant principles.

[StarfishSaver]

6. This

[crickets]

13. Drat.

[5X]

5. Shoulda watched Perry Mason. n/t

[whistler162]

11. Nah... needed to stay at a Holiday Inn

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[sop]

7. The Master-Servant rule.

"The master-servant rule is a legal guideline stating that employers are responsible for the actions of their employees. The rule applies to any actions an employee undertakes while in the service of an employer that is within the scope of their duties for that employer. Another way of describing the master-servant rule is that the master (employer) is vicariously liable for the torts and misdeeds of their servant (employee). This concept may also be called 'the principle of respondeat superior' or 'let the master answer.'"

[underpants]

8. We want Matlock!

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[Hoyt]

9. Honestly, there needs to be better vetting of new recruits, periodic assessments after hiring,

sanctions against officers who witness wrong-doing but say nothing, mandatory body cameras, etc.

To be fair, there are going to be times where police personnel are going to have to shoot. I'd hate to see them worrying about losing their pension at that moment, although I think it does happen sometimes.

We need a better "class" of police, maybe coming more from a social services background, than military background would help.

[sop]

10. Agreed. It begins with hiring a different kind of police officer.

[safeinOhio]

14. Vote for those that will clean it up.

Be it a sheriff or a mayor, that person holds responsibility for the cops action. If they don't clean house, kick em out. They get to control our tax dollars, so they must pay the price.

[Celerity]

15. Break up the murder-culture-producing copper unions via the RICO Act. crush those fuckers to dust