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		TomSwirly on Feb 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No Qualified Immunity for Cops Who Made Stuff Up t... Why is "free market" a good idea in this case? What's wrong with simply _enforcing the law_ on police officers?

iaw on Feb 15, 2021 [–]

The problem is who enforces the law for the enforcers?

With actual financial incentives on the line (their insurance premiums and their jobs) we may see natural behavior change without having to build out a new enforcement apparatus that could be subject to the same abuse as the current one.

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