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[Video] LA cops force their horses to run over protester (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 days ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 74 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Who would have thought the LAPD would commit such blatant police brutality? Oh wait, everyone.

If you ever wonder why police budgets are so over-inflated, it's because an absurd number of their unqualified thugs get sued for shot like this, and they have to pay out huge amounts of compensation. You'd think they'd learn, but they won't as long as they keep getting basically unlimited budgets and no real consequences.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I made an argument with one of my co-workers that I think that police unions should have to pay all legal bills and payouts for cops getting sued for violating rights. He responded "That's a quick way to get rid of all police unions," I had to stop and think if that would be a problem or not.

My point was the police unions are the only ones that can hold their members accountable. If they forced their members to act better instead of being thugs then things might change. If Police unions don't hold themselves accountable then no one will.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 days ago

Under Capitalism, the police can only ever be the millitant arm of the bourgeoisie directed against the proletariat. ACAB has value as a phrase because the police only serve Capital. As long as Capital is dominant over humanity, rather than the inverse, police will be used primarily against the working class.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No, the ~~legal~~ lawsuit payouts don't come from the cops, their insurance, or their pensions. The taxpayers foot the bill for the lawsuits by losing money from their city's funds.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

NYPD pays $600,000/ year as pension.

They have to be destroyed by any means necessary.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

There are a million problems with the police, but this isn't anywhere near accurate.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1841/20-year-retirement-benefit

With 20 years of creditable service, you will receive a retirement benefit of 50 percent of your Final Average Salary (FAS).

NYPD cops aren't pulling in an average of $1.2 million per year.

Edit -- better source:

The average pension received by full career retirees was $84,964.