Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/15/city-of-san-antonio-to-pay-20.html
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That’s straight-up sexual battery. Why isn’t the retired cop in jail?
[yes, yes, that was rhetorical. the answer is, of couse, “because cop”.]
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Not nearly enough.
Also, what IronEdithKidd said.
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What is the deal with cops and body-cavity searches when they think they’re on the trail of drugs?
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The city settled but that still leaves the actual officer off the hook entirely. If anything the victim should file a civil suit against them as well
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I’ve got to wonder why they care about drugs at all.
What’s the point?
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Those cops need to be charged with sexual assault.
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In situations like this where an US LEO kills/harasses/tortures a citizen there is frequent talk about police unions stepping in protecting them.
What I don’t get is:
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How is a union allowed to interfere in the investigation process besides from providing legal representation for their member? It’s not a body of judicature or the executive.
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Why are police unions apparently seen as unproblematic while there is a bias against unions in general in the public opinion (socialist/corrupt etc)?
Can someone explain?
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It’s all about who’s opinion your assessing. The law and order people put cops on a pedestal and the unions are helping with that so they must be good. Those of us who don’t put cops on a pedestal generally see the bad cop protecting unions as bad.
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Damn right. That city got off cheap. They’re probably liability limited anyways so unfortunately they won’t ever see the kind of judgements and settlements that non-govt orgs like the Catholic Church has seen bankrupting parishes.
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Abusing and humiliating someone so horribly gives them feeling of power. In my opinion it’s as simple as that.
Drugs are just convenient pretext.
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I dunno, man, if I was a cop you couldn’t pay me enough to search cavities. If you got something up there, it’s yours, buddy.
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- There is the same level of non-cooperation urged among members as applies to corporate. It’s not exactly active or blatant police obstruction, I believe.
- The police in the US began as asset guardianship and recovery. Anything that is aiding in the extension of that goal is seen as a positive.
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There should be no civil lawsuit, it should be straight up criminal charge for rape.
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Police would be more careful if the legal settlements came from the police pension fund rather than from innocent taxpayers.
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The cruelty is the point. Drugs are just an excuse.
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When police unions are able to “negotiate” kid-glove treatment for their member that includes
- 72 hour cool-off period before an officer who has just killed someone can be interviewed
- Union paid lawyer consultation prior to that interview
- That sweet, sweet “Administrative Leave” which is basically paid time off to devote to defending the complaint against the officer.
I think that constitutes obstruction. No mere “civilian” gets that kind of treatment. Yet police unions can demand it. Somehow.
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Why not both?
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Yeah that’s what I meant. How is the special treatment justified if the union is just a union and not some kind of government agency? Equality before the Law and all that. Is there a special law privileging police unions?
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