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Minneapolis Group Wants Officers to Pay for Own Liability Insurance
KSTP ^ | 5-21-15 | Joe Augustine

Posted on 05/21/2015 6:16:53 PM PDT by TurboZamboni

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To: USNBandit

Yes, and I would like that restriction removed.


21 posted on 05/21/2015 8:56:10 PM PDT by JLS
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To: USNBandit
There is a huge difference between these different classes of professionals.

The big one you don't mention is that claims against public sector workers have statutory limits.

22 posted on 05/21/2015 9:06:57 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (behind enemy lines)
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To: TurboZamboni

What a bunch of crap.

The latest outlay is 100% the fault of the city for keeping a violent out-of-control cop on the payroll.


23 posted on 05/28/2015 2:36:31 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: babygene

Why?


24 posted on 05/28/2015 2:37:42 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Lurker

That IS a good idea.


25 posted on 05/28/2015 2:39:53 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: WayneS

“Why?”

Because public employes at all levels (and that included cops) need to be held accountable personally for their actions. To do otherwise invites bad behavior...


26 posted on 05/28/2015 3:24:43 PM PDT by babygene (.)
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To: babygene

What’s wrong with the solution proposed in Post #12?

Also, public employees in most sane states can already be held personally liable in cases of actual abuse of power.


27 posted on 05/28/2015 3:30:54 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: WayneS

“Also, public employees in most sane states can already be held personally liable in cases of actual abuse of power.”

The key word here is “can”. They almost never are... In the vast majority of the cases, the also corrupt city and state officials let them off and just let the taxpayers pay.


28 posted on 05/28/2015 3:39:56 PM PDT by babygene (.)
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The gubmint employees have a union representing them.

Taxpayers have...well...


29 posted on 05/29/2015 6:40:03 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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