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Originally Posted by jswirs
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You ECHO my sentiments, exactly. NO ONE, including policeman, are above the law, and it's about time those that discredit the police force are held accountable for their actions. Like many other organizations who go to extremes to protect their own, (for example, the Catholic church and their pedophile priest), it's time for accountability.
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My cousin, a lawyer, works in a certain state (not this state) and settles monetary claims for victims of police offenses. He is currently working on a state bill that gives police departments more authority to terminate a police officer for offenses and prevent them from seeking re-employment by simply moving to another county. He said that he repeatedly pays settlements against the same officers as these officers are protected by very strong unions who contribute significantly to elected officials. In the past, there has been little interest in reform, but he is hoping that will change.
I know all too well the power of unions. I had 3 lawyers working full time on termination cases that should have never been questioned. Even with overwhelming evidence, most of the time we had to settle or face lengthy proceedings. Our ability to terminate was greatly hindered.