[ April 24, 2024 ]
Crime is skyrocketing in the state of New York. Most especially in New York City. You would think that the states Democrat Party lawmakers would want to entice people into joining the states police forces. Instead they are doing the opposite. The premiums for police liability suits would be huge, and not affordable for many police officers. New York states Dems are treating cops like criminals. Expect the number of police officers in New York state to plummet. A state without police cannot function.
Who, in their right mind, will be a cop? This at a time when NYC is vying for murder capital of America.
New bill would require NY cops to have personal insurance for liability suits
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State lawmakers are churning out more proposed laws to hold cops accountable for misconduct.
A bill introduced by state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx) would require police officers to obtain personal liability insurance to cover civil lawsuits filed against them for excessive force and other abuses as a way to deter misconduct.
Under current law, cops who are sued are represented by the city law department and taxpayers foot the bill for any verdict or settlement.
Biaggi’s proposal would require each officer to obtain individual liability insurance. The city or other local governments would still be required to cover the basic insurance policy to cover tort litigation costs.
But Biaggi said her bill would better hold officers accountable by requiring them to pay any increase in premiums related to payouts for wrongdoing.
“Officers who have misconduct claims brought against them may see their premium go up and will be required to pay those costs. The purpose of this bill is to establish a financial disincentive for police misconduct and create accountability for abhorrent behavior,” she said.
Between July 2017 and June 2018, New York City paid out $230 million in 6,472 cases for alleged misconduct or alleged wrongdoing by officers, according to a report released by city Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office.
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35 Comments
3 years ago
Rudy G was right. A direct quote. DiBlasio is too stupid to be mayor of NYC. The need to get rid of DiBlasio and Ocrazio is critical.
3 years ago
Reply to
R
He knows what he is doing. He wants a little Cuba up there. Remember he vacationed in Cuba with his wife when we were not on good terms. He doesn’t care about the little people. He is a despot and wants to live high and large over them.
3 years ago
how ’bout an insurance policy for “legislature’s” policies and criminal endeavors?
3 years ago
Reply to
bobbycdot
They will just use the TAXPAYER MONEY, like they do NOW. WE are their piggybanks.
3 years ago
Reply to
bobbycdot
I would expect the current Union police contract requires the municipality covers them, required per contract.
If NY or NYC law changes that especially while that contract is in force….. look for a wildcat strike.
3 years ago
Lunatics.
3 years ago
NOW, Police WILL leave or retire from the force. THESE LIBERAL CITIES SHOULD BE SANCTIONED BY ALL.
3 years ago
60+% of New York voters wanted Hilliary Clinton as President,…. they’re continued lack of caring who Rules over them shows a total disconnect with intelligence and logic !!
NEW YORK DESERVES WHAT IT GETS !!!
3 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
NYC has too much trash up there. It’s a sanctuary city and a magnet for criminals. Now they know they can get away with whatever they want to do. More people will move out. I read an article where Jews are leaving in droves and going to Israel. Real estate prices will crash. It will be a domino effect.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
…just what the real estate speculators want….think about it. Buy cheap….when things cool down….make a ton of money.
Same with Cops being required to get insurance….who benefits from that? Who on the City council and in government owns insurance companies or stocks in insurance companies?
Peel the Onion….when new “mandates” start coming out…..who benefits?
3 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
amen. that is the beautiful thing about a constitutional republic…you actually do get the government you vote for
3 years ago
Reply to
tituspullo
But the problem is…we are all paying for it. So if they want little Cuba per sey then they are cut off and have to stand alone. Local taxes stay local, no more state tax.
3 years ago
They don’t have to fire them. They will continue to quit and retire in droves! Just wait till they see how HIGH their premiums are for insurance. The risk is very high up there. I wonder how many insurance companies would even want to take that on. This looks like clear cut discrimination.
I am shocked they can get away with this. They work for the city…don’t politicians have immunity from being sued in some situations paid for by tax dollars? What about firemen and EMS? Are they next with needing liability insurance? Where does it end? It looks to me like a way to squeeze these people into resigning with out having to pay unemployment benefits. When you quit, you have no unemployment benefits other than maybe COBRA.
Companies will leave in droves too. It will be totally lawless. A zip code up there will be a badge of lunacy.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
They are employees and the employer (city of NY) is responsible for any misdeeds if the actions in question are performed as part of their duty to the employer. Isn’t this vicarious liability? If NYC can do this it could mean that all employers can dissolve themselves of liability for their employees.
3 years ago
Reply to
CreoleGumbo
The Democrats are largely sponsored by the trial lawyers with campaign donations, then legislation supportive of liability.
Expect this to pass the legislature and be signed by Gov. Cuomo without delay.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
It’s part of the defund the police program.
Now if some one wants to be a policeman, they’re self supporting. People will need to get pledges from the community for monthly payments to support their salary and insurance.
If they disconnect the 911 system, the city will no longer be responsible for slow or ineffectual responses.
The genius behind it is essentially to delegislate crime, that if you change the law so it doesn’t apply, the crime statistics plummet.
The Obama administration approached terrorism in this manner in their elimination of terrorism, which was a complete success.
They were able to refer to events such as the Ft. Hood shooter as work place violence, so terrorism statistics plummeted.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Actually, the will eliminate the two party system.
If there are still any Republicans in New York City or State, they’re just busy making for sale signs.
3 years ago
How sad….. You won’t be seeing too many I Love NY t-shirts being worn unless you are an idiot or love communism.
3 years ago
Why defund? Make the job so hideous no one will want to join and those officers already part of the department will retire early or even quit. Private security firms are drooling
3 years ago
Reply to
Lunch_Money
No elected official should be allowed taxpayer provided private security unless in a war zone outside these borders.
3 years ago
Good.
3 years ago
i hope the dems in ny are dumb enough to pass this bill. the next day every cop will resign, and nyc will look like mogadishu in about 3 days. they might as well make every soldier in the army have to buy liability insurance too. it would be a trial lawyers’ dream (assuming anyone would want to be a cop or soldier), and the trial lawyers are the biggest funders of the dems.
3 years ago
Reply to
tituspullo
The DEMS control the legislature. They got he GOP out and that is how they eagerly passed infanticide being legalized. They’ll pass it.
3 years ago
Reply to
tituspullo
I’ sure the light went on when the read your post.expect a new bill in the US House as soon as they can write it up.
3 years ago
There is an amazing article out there about how the Camden police were “defunded” in NJ. Their crime rates plummeted after this.
They got rid of the Union. They then rehired the former police if they qualified, got rid of the low performers. The costs to the city per officer per year went from something like $125k down to $88k.
The city then hired an additional 400 plus officers.
So. Just spitballing…
What if Trump were to temporarily nationalize the police in larger cities and follow the Camden model. Then once all is done reallocate them back to the cities?
3 years ago
Reply to
TARDRE
I see those ‘retired’ police forming private security details and rent themselves out to people who want to leave their houses for a walk or meal.
3 years ago
Oh, HE77 yes!! Let’s get insurance company legal departments involved in paying out for law enforcement misconduct. That’ll fix it!! ????????
I give the insurance companies involved about 12 hours to figure out how to write a policy that charges high dollar premiums that will never actually have to pay out anything.
3 years ago
They are talking out their assses.
3 years ago
Well, they are doing a good job at ensuring the number of new recruits goes down. While taxpayers have had to pay inordinate amounts of damages in lawsuits, forcing cops to carry their own insurance isn’t the answer. Instead, why whenever there is a claim against a department, why dont they hold the Chief accountable for keeping a bad cop. Watch claims against the police drop after that.
3 years ago
And no doubt you pay lower premiums if you are a cop who doesnt carry a gun!
So the NYPD will go on strike to get the city to pay the Premiums on the Insurance.
Delusional Deblasio never knew policing was going to cost so much.
3 years ago
Reply to
1PierreMontagne1
Liability coverage is certainly already in the existing contracts.
Maybe a local municipality self insured threshold, but even then an umbrella over whatever amount.
As crazy as lawsuits can get nobody would take the job without that coverage.
3 years ago
This all planned and intentional to get Trump to over react and send in the NG or Military. I know it is counter intuitive to most but this is an insurgency and one of the the things insurgents do is to bait the gov’t into over reacting. So if necessary I hope Trump explains it very well to the American People before he take steps to do the job that NY is not.
3 years ago
Its all part of defunding (eliminating) the police.
What next; police paying for their own uniforms, having to buy their own gun (if allowed to carry a weapon), pay for and maintain their police car and pay for fuel themselves?
Time for resignations and retirements. See if a city such as New York can survive with a police force (force?) of thirty.
3 years ago
Who in the New York city government….owns interest in insurance companies?
The same with real estate developers…..are these two groups fomenting the unrest, riots, violence?
Looks like the flight from these areas are allowing real estate kings to reap the bounty of people selling short and getting out. When the unrest is gone…they will be selling like crazy for a profit.
Cops needing insurance? Gee, I wonder who benefits from that? Sarc/
Do the politicians putting out these mandates and laws…..benefit from their “rules”?
3 years ago
All the cops and security guards should quit and move out of NYC
