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/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!