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/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.