I’d say the police being hired on a local level is not necessarily better or worse than on state or federal level.
It might mean having racist town cops and non-racist state troopers or vice versa.
What is definetly fucked up is the lack of training. I mean even in LA where there’s quite the intense training I personally find it lacking.
Cops here study and graduate with at least a bachelors degree.
Also as someone that holds a law degree from a country with codified law and a very strict and proven legal theoretical construct, I find the idea of case law rediculous. It’s outdated - by centuries
What’s fucked up is the lack of accountability. So many lawsuits paid for by the public while the offending officers get paid time off or resign to be immediately hired by the next town over
Also as someone that holds a law degree from a country with codified law and a very strict and proven legal theoretical construct, I find the idea of case law rediculous. It’s outdated - by centuries
Can you elaborate here? What makes case law outdated and what drawbacks does it have, in your opinion?
I’d say the police being hired on a local level is not necessarily better or worse than on state or federal level. It might mean having racist town cops and non-racist state troopers or vice versa.
What is definetly fucked up is the lack of training. I mean even in LA where there’s quite the intense training I personally find it lacking. Cops here study and graduate with at least a bachelors degree.
Also as someone that holds a law degree from a country with codified law and a very strict and proven legal theoretical construct, I find the idea of case law rediculous. It’s outdated - by centuries
The necessary bribes are much smaller when police are locally hired.
What’s fucked up is the lack of accountability. So many lawsuits paid for by the public while the offending officers get paid time off or resign to be immediately hired by the next town over
Can you elaborate here? What makes case law outdated and what drawbacks does it have, in your opinion?
Maybe police and politicians should both wear bodycams.