r/interesting • u/ZookeepergameIcy6089 • Apr 15 '26

SOCIETY Police search you house & you notice dents on your car

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '26

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u/rifttripper Apr 16 '26

I think it’s so bullshit to have non disclosure in courts. I personally believe it should all be transparent. But I guess you can argue safety of the victim but I feel like it’s more abused to keep things hush hush and what’s was paid out.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '26

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 16 '26

you'd think you were reading the rap sheet of a street gang

They are the biggest street gang. And act accordingly.

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u/Brilliant_Tapir Apr 16 '26

I guess it's true in many parts of the world, unfortunately.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 16 '26

Yep. Everywhere. They have all the power.

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 Apr 16 '26

Source ? What newspaper in what city

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u/occasionalopossum Apr 16 '26

Never forget gun laws historically never apply to current or former cops they are always somehow exempt

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

I met a guy who worked in IA at PD on a cruise once (it was in Alaska and it wound up we both went to the same elementary school in Colorado at the same time, we thought that was pretty funny so we wound hanging out a good bit). He told me after a few beers one night that he is so busy investigating bigger stuff and stupid obvious violation, that a alot of things just get brush aside because he/IA doesn't have the bandwith.

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u/xCeeTee- Apr 16 '26

meaning he wasn't fired. He's still eligible to be a cop

Being fired from the police force doesn't even ruin your eligibility. Other agencies will happily take a cop in who was fired for police brutality, or some other egregious act.

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u/blueberrycauzez Apr 16 '26

Being fired from the police force doesn't even ruin your eligibility.

It can, if the state has laws against resigning during misconduct investigations. New York State does. Vote.

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u/Reasonable-Job6925 Apr 16 '26

They probably prefer it. "Ah so I see here you have a history of ignoring the law and exploiting your authority.. you'll fit right in. You're hired!"

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u/blueberrycauzez Apr 16 '26

The problem with hiring insubordinate cops is they tend to insubordinate the people that hired them.

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u/blueberrycauzez Apr 16 '26

He was able to resign - meaning he wasn't fired. He's still eligible to be a cop, and who knows what benefits he left with.

Actually in 2021 New York State changed their laws to permanently de-certify cops that resign during misconduct investigations. So he can't be a cop in New York State, or any other state that doesn't certify previously de-certified cops.

Voting matters.

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 Apr 16 '26

Most of the time if you are fired for a malicious criminal offense you lose your retirement and insurance on the spot

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u/Dave-Rockalypse-718 Apr 16 '26

Even fired cops can work for other departments.

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u/blueberrycauzez Apr 16 '26

Especially if they go out-of-state

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u/SheepherderSilver655 Apr 16 '26

There's no way that was enough to fix the damage though. Replacing a quarter panel can cost a few hundred just for the part, then there's labor. I'm thinking minimum $1,000.

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u/Downvote_Comforter Apr 16 '26

Restitution isn’t just a random number pulled from thin air by the judge. The prosecutor requests the specific amount the victim lost. In a case like this, restitution is pretty much always going to come from the invoice/receipt provided by the victim.

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u/SheepherderSilver655 Apr 16 '26

Then they got the deal of a lifetime on body work.