There was a close vote in support of an ordinance that impacts the Metro Nashville Police Department’s hiring policies. Several protests have been held in Nashville recently calling for changes within the police department.
“I just wanted the people to know that they were heard. The biggest issue with the community and law enforcement is the matter of trust,” said Metro Council Member Sharon Hurt.
Council moved forward with a bill that prohibits MNPD from hiring officers who were previously fired or under investigation by another law enforcement agency for use of force.
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Myself, I believe if a cop was fired or disciplined for excessive or unwarranted (key words there) use of force, he shouldn't be hired by another agency. As far as not being hired because he was under investigation, if he was cleared after a thorough investigation, no. Anybody can file an unbased claim for that shit.
This is off topic, but i just got an email from cdnn. They have DPMS lowers and Remington and "house" uppers. Uppers were running $250-$400. I know some were looking for uppers.
ReplyDeleteExactly, pull the POST certification and no legitimate department would touch them.
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This, + end qualified immunity, no knock raids, and add real teeth to unlawful search / the back dating of warrants. Mandate body cameras nationwide that can't be turned off once they leave the charging rack and have have real teeth behind destroying them. Three strikes policy seems fair. End civil asset forfeiture and policing for profit. Stop criminalizing nature.
ReplyDeleteDoing these things will end the country's cop problem overnight.
This bill is at least a step in the right direction.
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Funny thing about cops. There are two types that have huge IA (internal affairs) files. The really crappy ones and.... the really good ones.
ReplyDeleteUnderstandable on the first, but why the second? Simple. The dindoos and criminals have found out that they can keep a good officer involved in IA disputes and negative press and the number of IA complaints is often used against good cops in reference to their testimony in court. Because it's all about the number, not the validity of the complaints.
Very much a cop that gets fired for being a bad cop should be blacklisted across the board nationwide. Unfortunately good cops get fired for exceeding their 'quota' of internal affair investigations.
There needs to be a way to separate the good ones being screwed by the system and the fuckheads that need to be buried under the jail.
and yet dozens of mayors/governors decide unilaterally to let lawfully convicted violent offenders out of jail/prison because of the china flu? I'd rather live with the relatively few bad apple cops, especially since it is not all that hard to stay out of trouble in the first place.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of a militarized Police Force. Why do cops need an Mrap? How about select fire weapons? Ban no knock warrants that are killing cops at about the same rate as innocent civilians.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that the focus is overly much on seeking out the bad police and not enough on seeking out the criminals causing all this in the supposed name of protesting against the police. By all means go after the police who violate their obligations but equally go after the other law breakers.
ReplyDeleteGet a copy of "Norco '80 : the true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American history" / Peter Houlahan.
ReplyDeleteIt chronicles how 5 well armed morons were able to make a shambles out of woefully unprepared law enforcement, particularly with regard to fire power. The author claims that singular event led to the militarization of law enforcement.
"if a cop was fired or disciplined for excessive or unwarranted (key words there) use of force"
ReplyDeleteThat's rather subjective.
I think it would have to be a case by case evaluation.