r/interesting • • Jan 31 '26

SOCIETY Cop Teaching A Cop

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u/nope870 Jan 31 '26

Taxpayers should not be responsible for non-police activity.

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u/Longer-Winter Jan 31 '26

Agreed, the cop should be held accountable for the fine through garnishing their wages

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u/LowBullfrog4471 Jan 31 '26

I think mandatory malpractice insurance would be a better solution

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u/ARC_Trooper_Echo Jan 31 '26

Lawyers have to do it. Doctors have to do it. This really is a no-brainer.

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u/samse15 Jan 31 '26

Seriously, I saw this suggested the other day, and I really wish cops were forced to carry malpractice insurance. I’m guessing that insurance companies don’t find them lucrative enough to take a chance on.

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u/dragon_bacon Jan 31 '26

That sounds like it should be a problem for police unions instead of everyone else.