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Topic	Cop pulls gun on convenience store customer over pack of Mentos they'd paid for
Truth_Decay 05/08/18 3:50:10 PM #75:	Zeus posted... RCtheWSBC posted... Money from lawsuits resulting from police misconduct should be taken directly from the department's pension funds instead of from the municipal government's budget. That's an incredibly stupid and reckless plan, considering how quickly the pension could be wiped out. 1. This shows how pervasive abuse of power is among America's police force. 2. That's the point, genius. Have a punishment that acts as a deterrent to egregious offenses. They still have to go through trials and appeals before being hit with any punishment. It's not as if every claim will result in a payout. If a cop follows protocol, exercises reasonable restraint, they'll be fine. Fucking with someone's money is a surefire way to keep them in line. Revelation34 posted... Rasmoh posted... It's a government body, not a private company, which means that funds that would typically be allocated elsewhere are now going to be used to pay off this suit. That means less resources for the community in some way, in addition to continuing the litigation-happy mindset that our society has adopted. Get better cops then. Or you could stop suing over nothing, which seems the better plan. Any time a cop does something wrong even slightly wrong shouldn't mean winning a lotto. Having a gun drawn on you is "nothing"? --- Seek the truth / Free your mind Reach a deeper root / Eat the fruit / Leave the rind <cite>Truth_Decay posted [p:901009420] in Cop pulls ... [t:76586091]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RCtheWSBC posted...</cite> <quote>Money from lawsuits resulting from police misconduct should be taken directly from the department's pension funds instead of from the municipal government's budget.</quote> That's an incredibly stupid and reckless plan, considering how quickly the pension could be wiped out.</quote> 1. This shows how pervasive abuse of power is among America's police force. 2. That's the point, genius. Have a punishment that acts as a deterrent to egregious offenses. They still have to go through trials and appeals before being hit with any punishment. It's not as if every claim will result in a payout. If a cop follows protocol, exercises reasonable restraint, they'll be fine. Fucking with someone's money is a surefire way to keep them in line. <quote><cite>Revelation34 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Rasmoh posted...</cite> <quote> It's a government body, not a private company, which means that funds that would typically be allocated elsewhere are now going to be used to pay off this suit. That means less resources for the community in some way, in addition to continuing the litigation-happy mindset that our society has adopted.</quote> Get better cops then.</quote> Or you could stop suing over nothing, which seems the better plan. Any time a cop does something wrong even slightly wrong shouldn't mean winning a lotto.</quote> Having a gun drawn on you is "nothing"? --- Seek the truth / Free your mind Reach a deeper root / Eat the fruit / Leave the rind</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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