did not violate “clearly established” rights. WAYNE’S WORLD Now, I am not going to pretend that I don’t know what Wayne’s point was. He was trying to make the common uneducated argument that - if police officers were punished for their bad acts with expensive civil lawsuits, then there would be less bad police behavior. I get it. But, as I already stated, if a cop commits a crime or otherwise violates “clearly established” rights - they are not afforded protection by QI anyway. So, that argument make absolutely zero sense. ABOLISH QI? We can have a debate on whether or not to abolish QI. I am happy to have that discussion. But that discussion must come after the question of - what do you hope that abolishing QI will do? We need to know that answer. What are you hoping to accomplish by getting rid of QI? I already debunked most of the common myths and misconceptions about what QI actually does - in the above paragraphs. I believe that the majority of people who post “abolish QI” in comment sections really have no idea what QI does and what QI doesn’t do. MISCONDUCT INSURANCE So, here’s my take on what will happen when/if QI is abolished on the state or federal level. And not much would change. That’s essentially by main point. Abolishing QI does nothing to fix, stop, or discourage bad police behavior. We already have mechanisms in place to deal with cops who commit crimes or violate department policy. Cops can be investigated, disciplined, terminated, prosecuted, lose their state certification, and have their pension benefits revoked. All of this can occur, and QI does NOT protect police officers from any of it. If QI was abolished - then police unions would just contract with insurance companies to cover officers against lawsuits. These would be group policies, where all members pay the same premium - as no insurance company would be able to dictate who is insured or not insured. No police officer would be “uninsurable”. Since law enforcement agencies across the country are having a difficult time recruiting and retaining police officers - the competitive departments would either: cover the cost of the insurance premiums or give pay raises to officers with the cost of the premium in mind. So, even under this scenario: Police officers are not paying lawsuits - the insurance company is. Police officers are not paying insurance premiums - the taxpayers are. Finally If you were a police officer who committed a crime or made an honest mistake - what system would you want? A judge to determine whether or not you were afforded QI protection. An insurance company that was contractually obligated to pay any damages and there was zero risk of ever having to personally pay a dime. The answer is obvious. Abolishing QI would do zero to increase “police accountability” and would actually create a more beneficial environment for police who engage in misconduct. Sound good, Wayne? 18 The BLUES
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