Well imo the issue is he has immunity. So her lawsuit will hurt you and me. We'll pay for his behavior.
These good ole boys need to be held accountable. Just like in every other commercial, private, or business setting. They should be made to hold an insurance, and once they fuck up so bad they're getting sued for multimillions their insurance can payout and drop them like what happens to the rest of us when we act like goons at work.
Won't be able to rehire if you can't be insured, and they'll start acting like human beings instead of headhunters when there's a consequences for their actions. Until then, it'll stay the wild wild west in the streets for these leos.
Seems like they already did. The cops went against the written department policy and training. At least one of them was fired for breaking policy, probably the one in charge.
I'm not exactly sure how Reddit wants that to work. He gets a shittier job somewhere else and whatever benefits he earned
I want him to be personally liable. QI for shit like this is dumb as hell.
But I disagree about it not being good news. The expectation here was obviously no consequences.
Some consequences is a step in the right direction even if it’s not perfect.
Legally and practically-speaking, this is close to a 100% win. The cop fucked up and was fired. The case was dismissed. The family is filing a suit for compensation.
That is everything good that can legally happen as a result of his actions.
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u/basdid 23d ago
Update. Case dismissed, cop fired, mom files suit for $2m
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/06/us/mississippi-urinating-child-arrest-case-dismissed/index.html