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TheSecularGlass t1_j16f84s wrote

They should lose their licenses at a minimum. No excuse as a cop for that. They know VERY WELL the repercussions.

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DaoFerret t1_j17iw7a wrote

If only they needed state licensing to be cops, like so many other professions.

Maybe include minimum continuing Ed requirements, possibly even some ethics requirements.

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OreoDad22 t1_j18hv7m wrote

I thin he meant take their driver's license away. Can't be a cop ifyou can't make it to work.

Edit: sp

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DoomBot5 t1_j19vzb7 wrote

Yeah you can. It's called driving to work without a license and being on desk duty. That's with full pay of course

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OreoDad22 t1_j19wp85 wrote

Fair. It's not like these guys need to follow the rules or anything.

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thegreatgazoo t1_j18rkv0 wrote

Most states have methods to decertify officers. California and New York (per Wikipedia) are some of the few states who don't have that option.

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DaoFerret t1_j17n6js wrote

While I am sure individual departments (even state departments) may have continuing eval/education requirements, so far as I am aware, no state in the US requires a state-wide licenses, with state mandated requirements for all licensed Police Officers in the state to maintain their license (unlike Doctors, Nurses, Lawyers, Accountants or even Real Estate Agents).

I would be happy to be proven wrong if someone can point me to a link that specifies otherwise though.

Edit: seems the OP decided to delete their post that a state could decertify a LEO, and that minimum continuing requirements already existed, instead of providing some links supporting their claim.

I decided to look a bit and found this: https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/decertification.aspx it looks like in a small minority of states there is some possibility of being able to decertify a LEO, but I have not gone through and looked at how involved (or lasting) that process is.

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j17sc4h wrote

You can't expect a cop to know all the laws and stuff. There's so many of them!

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GanethLey t1_j186u5e wrote

We (civilians), however, are expected to be experts.

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chasonreddit t1_j18it79 wrote

> They know VERY WELL the repercussions.

Well, yes they do. They know that as police officers they will most likely just get a pass.

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KeyanReid t1_j18fx4h wrote

They know the repercussions for police all right. That’s why they keep on doing it.

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