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by tremon 75 days ago
They mean that penalties and restitutions for wrongful prosecutions and wrongful convictions should not come from taxpayer money but private insurance. Right now, police departments feel zero pain from judgements against them so they have no reason to structurally correct their behaviour.
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how is police going to pay for private insurance though? from police officer salaries (which come from taxpayers)?