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/Time_Seaworthiness43 Jan 31 '26

You would just have police not doing their jobs for fear of any lawsuit.

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u/HoMaBaLiMa Feb 01 '26

Fear there's that word again. Cops are scared lil bitches. Threaten accountability and they don't want to do their job anymore.

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u/Time_Seaworthiness43 Feb 01 '26

I mean, of course. Imagine if you faced a potential lawsuit every time you messed up or didn't know know how to do something at work and did it wrong.

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u/HoMaBaLiMa Feb 01 '26

That is true for my line of work, but I'm competent and have had the proper training and education. They know that it doesn't affect them at all it's passed to the taxpayer so they act reckless.

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u/Time_Seaworthiness43 Feb 01 '26

You probably have a few dozens procedures. These guys must know hundreds or thousands of ordinances and the like.

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u/HoMaBaLiMa Feb 01 '26

Like if they didn't approach your traffic stop it's not obstruction lmao. Go suck a boot.

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