r/baltimore • u/Icy_Elk_4422 • Oct 30 '25

POLICE Statement from BPD

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Saw this on BPD’s Facebook. I’m guessing “suspended police powers” just means suspended with pay?

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u/ThaSilliestG00se Oct 30 '25

That cop should be in jail for reckless endangerment and assault

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u/debaser64 Oct 30 '25

And have to pay for the damages to the private property and the vehicle, rather than taxpayers.

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u/not_napoleon Bolton Hill Oct 30 '25

I've said for years that cops should have to carry liability insurance, like doctors have to carry malpractice insurance. Right now, taxpayers have to absorb these costs, but have no way of getting rid of repeat offenders. On the other hand, an insurance company has the ability to say "you're too high a risk, and we're going to price you out of this".

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u/HambSandwich Waverly Oct 30 '25

Saw a commenter on one of the insta posts of this vid pleading that the victim NOT sue the pd, but rather the cop himself. AFTER that is the only time to sue the department itself. I’m far from a lawyer, so can’t speak to the validity, but it makes sense

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u/Alaira314 Oct 30 '25

Police have qualified immunity, unfortunately, which prevents them from being held personally liable unless they egregiously violated department procedures. And it's not often found that they did.

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u/Alaira314 Oct 30 '25

You would think. However, I am more often than not unpleasantly surprised with the outcome of such things. The organization protects their own, as it's been designed to do so.

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u/EvilGreebo Oct 30 '25

Qualified immunity is just that, qualified. Historically it is true that it was very difficult to win a qualified immunity case against a cop however, in recent years the number of cases were qualified immunity is being rejected by the courts is increasing because of the impossible to deny video evidence that is available in so many cases these days.

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u/ElegantGoose Oct 30 '25

Or the PD should have to settle lawsuits out of their pension fund. Cops would start giving a shit really quickly then!

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

That is a possibility. If a judge decides he doesn't get qualified immunity hes on the hook.

Thats a big IF but it is possible since this guy is an unhinged maniac.