• orclev@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I’ve seen it proposed that cops should have to start carrying essentially malpractice insurance that they pay for out of their own pocket and that would cover payouts in the event that they get sued. This would have the added advantage that all those “bad apples” that somehow always seem to end up transferred to new precincts instead of fired and banned for life wouldn’t be able to get anyone to insure them effectively banning them.

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      7 hours ago

      While that’s the hope, if an insurance agent refused to cover a cop (even if for good reason) that agent would spend the next six months to a year having to buy new headlights every time they drive.

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        3 hours ago

        If an insurance company refused to carry a cop, they’d be sued out of existence by every police union and booster org in the nation.

      • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 hours ago

        That’s stalking and illegal. I also don’t think I’ve ever known the full name of any insurance rep but i didn’t use local ones.