I'm a doctor. While it's correct that malpractice insurance raises the cost of medical care, I think that it does impose a degree of restraint upon providers that I see as totally lacking in the field of law enforcement.
When I apply for a license, I have to list every other state I've held a license, any lawsuits I've been involved in, …
I'm a doctor. While it's correct that malpractice insurance raises the cost of medical care, I think that it does impose a degree of restraint upon providers that I see as totally lacking in the field of law enforcement.
When I apply for a license, I have to list every other state I've held a license, any lawsuits I've been involved in, and any complaint/licensure issues I've had in other states. These problem police officers though just flit from department to department wrecking havoc across town and county lines.
I think modern day policing is the equivalent of old-timey doctors prescribing barbiturates and cocaine, lopping off appendages with hacksaws, and shrugging off bad outcomes as God's will. What most departments are doing is totally divorced from data, unrelated to the outcomes the community wants, and is a poor return on investment (exhibit A: the Uvalde Swat team). If "higher premiums" be the cost of better policing, I say so be it. No field that has life and death power over people should be so immune from oversight and accountability.
I'm a doctor. While it's correct that malpractice insurance raises the cost of medical care, I think that it does impose a degree of restraint upon providers that I see as totally lacking in the field of law enforcement.
When I apply for a license, I have to list every other state I've held a license, any lawsuits I've been involved in, and any complaint/licensure issues I've had in other states. These problem police officers though just flit from department to department wrecking havoc across town and county lines.
I think modern day policing is the equivalent of old-timey doctors prescribing barbiturates and cocaine, lopping off appendages with hacksaws, and shrugging off bad outcomes as God's will. What most departments are doing is totally divorced from data, unrelated to the outcomes the community wants, and is a poor return on investment (exhibit A: the Uvalde Swat team). If "higher premiums" be the cost of better policing, I say so be it. No field that has life and death power over people should be so immune from oversight and accountability.