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    Default Baltimore's new policy - Cops to pay punitive damages out of own pocket

    This sounds like a good idea but Baltimore is 90% black and juries will use this to bankrupt all the white cops even if the cop did nothing wrong . It also means the "victims" will probably get very little money.

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    feb 12 2018 In a memo sent out by police union president Gene Ryan this week, Baltimore City officers were warned about how they could be charged with punitive damage if a jury finds that they acted with malice during an attack on a citizen.

    The email stated that:

    ... Since Andre Davis has been named as our new City Solicitor, he has adopted a policy of not paying any punitive damages despite the fact that the Police Officer has been found to have acted appropriately by the office of the State’s Attorney as well as the Baltimore Police Department.

    What this means is that police officers are now required to pay these punitive damage awards, which can amount to thousands of dollars, out of their own pockets. Since punitive damages cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, the successful citizen can file an attachment against your wages taking 25% of your net bi-weekly paycheck until the amount of the punitive judgment is satisfied.

    Please keep this in mind as you go about performing your duties.
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    Well, if that's true, it's another reason not to go into police work. This policy could affect officers of all races.

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    So what will happen is that these cases will go to trial and the city will lose so much more than they could have settled for because the defendant cop doesn't have to settle that they will change the policy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirthinksalot View Post
    Well, if that's true, it's another reason not to go into police work. This policy could affect officers of all races.
    Not the blacks. The city is 90% black so most juries are black and they'll only go after white cops.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirthinksalot View Post
    Well, if that's true, it's another reason not to go into police work.
    At least don't become a cop in Baltimore..
    new City Solicitor, he has adopted a policy of not paying any punitive damages despite the fact that the Police Officer has been found to have acted appropriately by the office of the State’s Attorney as well as the Baltimore Police Department.

    What this means is that police officers are now required to pay these punitive damage awards, which can amount to thousands of dollars, out of their own pockets. Since punitive damages cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, the successful citizen can file an attachment against your wages taking 25% of your net bi-weekly paycheck until the amount of the punitive judgment is satisfied.

    Please keep this in mind as you go about performing your duties.

    WTF is this all about? If you get sued you pay, despite you are cleared of charges??
    So much for "got your back" police work

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    Police have been able to do horrible things and get away with it. I have been advocating police pay a portion of the costs the city incurs for their illegal behavior. A few years ago a Detroit cop was responsible for 5 lawsuits of over a million dollars. He did not even lose his job. Cops are protected from what the messes they make. Just make them pay a percentage and they will likely be smarter about what they do. Maybe cop insurance. But when they do damage, they should feel it too.

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    I'm sure this will not effect the city's ability to get people to work for their police department......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    Police have been able to do horrible things and get away with it. I have been advocating police pay a portion of the costs the city incurs for their illegal behavior.
    Everybody agrees with that. The problem is many times the white cop did nothing wrong but the all black jury said make him pay anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Text Drivers are Killers View Post
    This sounds like a good idea but Baltimore is 90% black and juries will use this to bankrupt all the white cops even if the cop did nothing wrong . It also means the "victims" will probably get very little money.
    Or they might just find themselves with no PD to speak of.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    Police have been able to do horrible things and get away with it. I have been advocating police pay a portion of the costs the city incurs for their illegal behavior. A few years ago a Detroit cop was responsible for 5 lawsuits of over a million dollars. He did not even lose his job. Cops are protected from what the messes they make. Just make them pay a percentage and they will likely be smarter about what they do. Maybe cop insurance. But when they do damage, they should feel it too.
    You failed to address the problem of people filing lawsuits, when the intent is only to get paid.
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    " juries will use this to bankrupt all the white cops even if the cop did nothing wrong . " TK
    Excellent!
    ANY cop that doesn't think s/he can dodge that risk should never wear the uniform in the first place. McDonalds is hiring. We'll all be safer if they seek employment there.

    Granting diplomatic immunity to police transcends madness. It's what computer scientists call a dysfunctional feedback loop.

    If ANY cop is not willing to accept FULL legal responsibility for their conduct OTJ, then tell them blue isn't their color. Period.
    Baltimore's new policy - Cops to pay punitive damages out of own pocket
    Kudos to Baltimore!

    Let us all hope this is the spark of responsibility that ignites and engulfs the nation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sear View Post
    Excellent!
    ANY cop that doesn't think s/he can dodge that risk should never wear the uniform in the first place. McDonalds is hiring. We'll all be safer if they seek employment there.

    Granting diplomatic immunity to police transcends madness. It's what computer scientists call a dysfunctional feedback loop.

    If ANY cop is not willing to accept FULL legal responsibility for their conduct OTJ, then tell them blue isn't their color. Period.

    Kudos to Baltimore!

    Let us all hope this is the spark of responsibility that ignites and engulfs the nation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by USFREEDOM911 View Post
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    most people are having a higher intelligence level than the average cop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou View Post
    most people are having a higher intelligence level than the average cop.
    And just think; if those "highly intelligent cowards" would join, how they could then work towards making the changes that they feel need to be done.

    But then, that would mean they would actually have to commit to doing something.
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