Dennis in MA
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This is just another "they did it because they could and their command chain condones it" situation.
Remove unions and qualified immunity from police. This would sort itself out pretty quickly.
"Help! My gramma's gettin beat! Send someone. Now!"
"Sorry ma'am, all of our officers are in court today. I could send Rusty, the police dog."
While I agree with you, the unintended consequence is that every dirtbag in the world will sue the police. The cost born of that goes on your shoulders and mine, ultimately. (You don't think police officers would work at a department that wouldn't back them 100% on this, do you????)
Even if you removed it only in very narrow cases, it could turn into a s-show. It's like when a guy gets the death sentence. There is an automatic appeal. (Think on that for a second. LOL). This would be the same way. Someone dies during a police interaction, automatic charge of manslaughter/murder. How does anything get done????
Worst - THE WORST - is that the true beneficiaries of this will be the lawyers. It's ALWAYS the lawyers.
And it wouldn't sort itself out. It would just add a level of complexity. That's it. Some good people (like the cop that took down Michael Brown) would be ruined and others would still get away with it.