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(09-02-2020, 11:58 PM)Benton Wrote: Oh, as far as an official saying it was "legal" I can't recall.

Not legal, although it should certainly be that as well, but within policy. 

Quote:If only there was someone to be held accountable for his officers' training. Maybe someone who was ultimately responsible for department policy?

That would be the City Council for a city police department.  Unless things are done differently in MN.

Quote:I get what you're saying, but the chain of command is ultimately responsible for the actions of staff. There were multiple complaints against the department for the technique. There were multiple complaints against some of the officers involved for excessive force (although I can't say if there were previous complaints against the officers involved for that technique, I've never heard). As long as leadership passively accepts incidents, those maneuvers will continue to be used.

Err, yes and no.  Higher ups can't be responsible for the every day actions of the rank and file.  What I mean by this is if, using me as an example, say I approve the time card of an officer who falsifies his information.  Unless I was in a position that I should have known the time card contained fraudulent information it is not a fault on my part when I approve it.  As to the previous complaints, that's another matter.  LEO's can accrue false complaints, especially when a certain group (i.e. gangs etc.) decides they're causing them too much trouble and organize mass complaints, so you do have to adequately investigate them before making any determination.  But then you run into the issue of how effective such investigations are.

Quote:Cobra Kai students used distasteful tactics. Johnny Lawrence found out and shut that down. Police officials should be more like Johnny Lawrence.

This reminds me, I really have to watch that show.  Seeing William Zabka as a good guy for once (as opposed to Karate Kid, Just One of the Guys (a classic!), and Back to School) will be very interesting.  He was the villain of my childhood.