Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.”
Just some of the items in various "Bill of Rights" for cops and correctional officers in many states:
..If a department decides to pursue a complaint against an officer, the department must notify the officer and his union.
..The officer must be informed of the complainants, and their testimony against him, before he is questioned.
..During questioning, investigators may not harass, threaten, or promise rewards to the officer, as interrogators not infrequently do to civilian suspects.
..Bathroom breaks are assured during questioning.
..In Maryland, the officer may appeal his case to a “hearing board,” whose decision is binding, before a final decision has been made by his superiors about his discipline. The hearing board consists of three of the suspected offender’s fellow officers.
..In some jurisdictions, the officer may not be disciplined if more than a certain number of days (often 100) have passed since his alleged misconduct, which limits the time for investigation.
..Even if the officer is suspended, the department must continue to pay salary and benefits, as well as the cost of the officer’s attorney.
Two states -Maryland and Rhode Island have the most extreme version of the Bill of Rights for cops. In fact:
...In Rhode Island, for example, not only is the accused officer’s case decided by a hearing board of three fellow officers, the officer gets to choose one of those officers
They are different than you and I, they have more rights than you and I . In the book Animal Farm, the law is everyone is equal, but some more equal than others.
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