Opponents argued the bill would contribute to ongoing problems with retaining and recruiting police officers who have cited recent changes to state law as reasons to not enter the law enforcement field in Illinois. “We have the membership rolls, we see the outcome, we know we're losing membership,” said Andrew Bodewes of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police. “We're concerned that a change like this would further complicate that.”
So when can we citizens start to sue politicians who’s policies cause harm to those citizens?
If cops can be held liable for their actions so should the elected officials who swear to uphold the Constitution but rarely do.
debtsor
5 years ago
This bill is punitive not just to ‘bad apples’ but to every officer. I can’t tell from this article if the authors naively believe that it’s only going to get rid departments of the bad apples, or, if the are actively trying to punish and paralyze police to the detriment of all of society. The bill creates a situation where every restraint, or action, must be second guessed or else they might become personally liable, and lose everything. Every uninvolved officer must now actively second guess their co-workers who are doing their job or else they will too become liable,… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
So when can we citizens start to sue politicians who’s policies cause harm to those citizens?
If cops can be held liable for their actions so should the elected officials who swear to uphold the Constitution but rarely do.
This bill is punitive not just to ‘bad apples’ but to every officer. I can’t tell from this article if the authors naively believe that it’s only going to get rid departments of the bad apples, or, if the are actively trying to punish and paralyze police to the detriment of all of society. The bill creates a situation where every restraint, or action, must be second guessed or else they might become personally liable, and lose everything. Every uninvolved officer must now actively second guess their co-workers who are doing their job or else they will too become liable,… Read more »
The point is to make the state less safe.
Yea, they are trying to start a war.