Consent decrees are back

[WuWei]

@GrandWazoo

@WuWei

That brings on problems of its own. Look at Houston.

Who are you talking about?

All of this last batch.

[FloridaYankee]

@WuWei

@FloridaYankee

@WuWei

@FloridaYankee

@WuWei

@FloridaYankee

@WuWei

Who consents?

Everybody. They are negotiated with the pertinent city, the courts and many of the victims.

I missing something. What are they giving consent for?

For a massive federal investigation into abusive practices of the police dept. and the required (or is it recommended, I forget) fixes that would come with it.

I thought so. I don’t like it.

How do you fix a broken police department?

If there is a crime committed, you investigate it. No negotiations

That doesn’t fix anything. They’ll just carry on the same.

[WuWei]

@FloridaYankee

That doesn’t fix anything. They’ll just carry on the same.

If the state can’t or won’t do it, it goes up. No negotiations.

[Samm]

@FloridaYankee

Merrick Garland axed the Trump era restrictions on consent decrees.

Comments?

Good, bad?

Depends … how does Biden intend on using them?

[FloridaYankee]

@WuWei

@FloridaYankee

That doesn’t fix anything. They’ll just carry on the same.

If the state can’t or won’t do it, it goes up. No negotiations.

I’d be fine with that, but negotiations have been part and parcel since at least 1990, probably earlier.

[FloridaYankee]

@Samm

@FloridaYankee

Merrick Garland axed the Trump era restrictions on consent decrees.

Comments?

Good, bad?

Depends … how does Biden intend on using them?

The justice department will have more to say about it than Biden I suspect. Garland will advise him and he’ll say okay.