r/woahthatsinteresting • u/kudukobapav37888 • 2d ago

Police officer gets into guy's face and then does this

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u/CourtPapers 2d ago edited 2d ago

That policy is specifically in place to obfuscate in these situations

It is the Peace Officers' Bill of Rights, often also called the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of rights in places, and yes, they generally codifiy into law the idea that police officers have different, extra, special rights than you or I from the sole fact that they are a police officer. It's truly digusting, it was just used in my state to reinstate an officer who beat a handcuffed suspect

Edit: just reveiwing the details, the cop in my state plead guilty to assault (kicking and punching a hand-cuffed man) and was still reinstated after a suspension of 45 days. Check this shit out:

Hanley’s saga is one of the cases that prompted Rhode Island legislators to overhaul the state Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights last year. The new measure increases the size of panels that will review LEOBOR cases, and changes the way the panels are chosen — previously, the accused could pick one of the panelists.

Imagine being able to choose your god damn judges, absolutely wild, if the whole concept of POBAR/LEOBAR isn't a miscarriage of justice I don't know what the fuck is

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u/ultimatt42 2d ago

Also called POBAR in places (Police Officer Bill-A-Rights)

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u/CourtPapers 2d ago

Right or LEOBAR, respectively.