
Jason Johnson: Repealing the police 'Bill of Rights' was wrong – Don't follow Maryland's lead
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Tackling police misconduct requires empowered leadership and due process through full and fair hearings, not the bureaucratic nightmare Annapolis is unleashing on police agencies throughout the state.
As reported by FoxNews.com, Maryland approved the nation’s first Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in 1974, and about 20 states have adopted similar laws, setting due process procedures for investigating police misconduct. Maryland is the first to repeal the law. Maryland’s leaders will have to learn the lesson the hard way while other states like California that are considering similar legislation should be wary of its unintended consequences. This approach to police accountability will make the system far worse, not better, by forcing an unworkable, haphazard discipline system onto police agencies, eliminating leadership’s responsibility for their officers’ conduct, and paralyzing law enforcement’s ability to do their jobs.More Related News