- Crime victims’ rights enactment: “Florida cops who use force keep names secret with Marsy’s Law” [Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times, I’m quoted; earlier]
- Sergeant’s Benevolent Association in NYC declares “war on” Mayor Bill de Blasio and I have something to say about that on Twitter;
- Jeepers: “The chief also said Tuesday that someone forged his signature on Kidd’s 2015 agreement, which lowered his punishment from termination for cowardice to a 65-day suspension.” [George Hunter, Detroit News] “How San Antonio’s Worst Cops Get Their Jobs Back” [Zuri Davis]
- “Nobody was physically injured in the Looking for [Guy] Who Was in Prison incident, but the plaintiff does allege that the grenades terrified her and her children, [who] also did not enjoy having assault rifles pointed at them by screaming officers.” [Kevin Underhill, Lowering the Bar]
- Philly cop misconduct files rarely made public but here’s an exception [William Bender and David Gambacorta, Philadelphia Inquirer] Three links on Baltimore police misconduct [my Free State Notes post]
- Deputy was drinking and crashed twice, but kept his job and county owes him $16K [Elizabeth Doran, Syracuse Post-Standard, related editorial]
Filed under: Baltimore, Florida, Philadelphia, police, police unions
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No surprise. Just a penumbra of qualified impunity.
The “progressive” end of the political movement has turned 180 degrees when it comes to ‘victim’s rights’ laws. I’m all for these Florida happenings if it can make people wake up and see the mess they’ve created.
Of course, we all are sympathetic to victims of crime, but it’s important that the rights of people accused of crimes are protected above all else. It’s is the accused that are afforded a special set of rights, to protect them, in our constitution, and that’s for good reason.
It was originally the left who were opposed to, for example, victim impact statements that are now allowed in California courts. These statements aren’t held to any standard, aren’t cross examined, etc. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_California_Proposition_8 )
Now, in our upside-down world, progressives love them, and use them to fuel the recalling of judges who follow accepted sentencing guidelines. (And to hell with people accused or convicted of crimes.)