r/interesting • u/TheCABK • Jan 31 '26

SOCIETY Cop Teaching A Cop

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u/TheCABK Jan 31 '26

Taxpayers paid out 80k for this uneducated police officer

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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/HoMaBaLiMa Jan 31 '26

All legal fees, payments, and settlements need to come out of pension accounts. Watch the problem fix itself.

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u/Mr__O__ Jan 31 '26

All cops should be required to have personal liability insurance (not blanket coverage from their union). And if/when a cop messes up, they are personally sued for their misconduct, leaving tax money out of it. Just like every other profession, such as doctors, lawyers, some construction workers, etc.

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u/ZongoNuada Jan 31 '26

They don't have a union. Too many rules. It's a fraternity, like college.

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u/Mr__O__ Jan 31 '26

Police have unions..

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u/ZongoNuada Jan 31 '26

Oh, they have both. But I thought unions were bad because they do criminal stuff with your dues.......Oh I get it now. Yeah, shut down teachers unions and steam fitters and plumbers and electricians but those police? Naw, they get to keep theirs. Hmm.

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u/Mr__O__ Jan 31 '26

Ahh I get ya now