• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Cops should have to carry malpractice insurance like doctors. That way citizens don’t have to pay out when they hurt someone, and they can be labeled uninsurable if they’re too much of an asshole.

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      2 years ago

      That’s a very capitalistic or even libertarian view - i don’t like it but what horrifies me is that in the current US political climate it sounds more feasible than making the police, you know… Not kill people (sigh)

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        2 years ago

        Americans won’t solve a problem unless they can create an entire new rent-seeking industry out of it.

        See also: Health care and higher education