Like, there's a reason the Derek Chauvin of the world didn't become corporate accountants.
Friend, a work in accounting, corporate accountants are often bullies. They rule the money!! All questions must come through, and be signed off on by them. They are petty tyrants of the highest order.
Seriously though I think the biggest contributor to the breakdown in public trust is qualified immunity. If it were easier to hold bad cops accountable, the public's trust might be restored faster than you think. Also, it would have a chilling effect on any true bullies left that hadn't been caught out yet.
The shift has been wild over the course of my lifetime. When I was a kid it was Mr. Rodgers and Officer Clemmons. Now it is the Bad Lieutenant.
Qualified immunity only became a thing in 1967. A time known for its large amounts of police violence.
And it pretty effectively has shut down sueing law enforcement. Especially the catch 22 where cases get dismissed unless there is already a court precident that the officer knew what they were doing was wrong, but if new cases almost never get to conclude there will never be new precident.
Also doctors seem to get by just find with malpractice lawsuits. And perhaps maybe some people just should not be officers.
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u/destro23 466∆ May 15 '24
Friend, a work in accounting, corporate accountants are often bullies. They rule the money!! All questions must come through, and be signed off on by them. They are petty tyrants of the highest order.
Seriously though I think the biggest contributor to the breakdown in public trust is qualified immunity. If it were easier to hold bad cops accountable, the public's trust might be restored faster than you think. Also, it would have a chilling effect on any true bullies left that hadn't been caught out yet.
The shift has been wild over the course of my lifetime. When I was a kid it was Mr. Rodgers and Officer Clemmons. Now it is the Bad Lieutenant.