Truck Driver Awarded $500,000
Feb 11, 2023 08:16:32 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
The thing I took away from the story is there are a few bad cops, who allow power to over rule their judgment and take advantage of the situation with the illusion that they have ultimate power. The old saying, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Those cops are in the minority but get the majority of the press.
Feb 11, 2023 08:51:12 #
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Feb 11, 2023 11:58:59 #
BigDaddy wrote:
I think the cops should have been reprimanded or f... (show quote)
Possibly, because the settlement was so high, the higher echelon in the police department came down hard on these cops and sent them to re-education camp just to make a point. If it had been a small amount of money perhaps nothing much would have been done in house about police attitudes. We've all run across policemen who really shouldn't be in that job. Fortunately, the good ones far outweigh the obnoxious ones.
Feb 11, 2023 12:07:27 #
2Dragons wrote:
Possibly, because the settlement was so high, the higher echelon in the police department came down hard on these cops and sent them to re-education camp just to make a point. If it had been a small amount of money perhaps nothing much would have been done in house about police attitudes. We've all run across policemen who really shouldn't be in that job. Fortunately, the good ones far outweigh the obnoxious ones.
Definitely. Aside from boredom, why would they stop a truck driver who was walking to his truck?
Feb 11, 2023 12:11:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Definitely. Aside from boredom, why would they stop a truck driver who was walking to his truck?
The only answer I have for that is: because they could
Some people really trip out on power. Too bad they don't do a better job of screening that at the police academies.
Feb 11, 2023 12:43:32 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
The thing I took away from the story is there are a few bad cops, who allow power to over rule their judgment and take advantage of the situation with the illusion that they have ultimate power. The old saying, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Those cops are in the minority but get the majority of the press.
I agree with you that most police officers would not participate in abusing their power and they face untold challenges day in and day out.
What concerns me so often in many of the events where police abuse their power is that many of the good officers also participate in the 'code of silence' where they will protect the officer's abuse. So to some extent even the 'good officers' are guilty to a degree.
Much needs to be done to change the laws that overly protect police misconduct.
Feb 11, 2023 12:45:14 #
JFCoupe wrote:
I agree with you that most police officers would n... (show quote)
Unfortunately the police unions have build the wall of blue pretty thick and it's extremely difficult to make changes...
Feb 11, 2023 13:38:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
If the amount had been small, it wouldn't have mea... (show quote)
Jerry, I concur, and in the matter of the high $$$ award, that was to send a message that this type of treatment, is a clear and direct violation of the 1st and 4th amendment rights of everyday folks and will not be tolerated.
It would also seem that the elected folks in charge of the police would make sure that poor policy enforcement or lack of training would NEVER be an excuse again.
Independent police oversight and review would be a good start.
Feb 11, 2023 13:39:47 #
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