Another SCOTUS ruling that is also very scary.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Depends on the police department and jurisdiction, of course; police officers who violate the constitutional rights of others can and do get fired.

Oh my goodness - cops can't be sued for violating the constitutional rights of arrestees - this is completely new information!

Seriously mate - look at the number of egregious acts committed by cops compared to how often police departments are successfully sued. All this ruling does is codify an already existing state of affairs. It's a yawn.

Boru

The same is true of their ruling on abortion.  It merely codified an already existing state of affairs.  The reich wing had already effectively banned abortion by attacking access and providers.  I think that many people don't feel that codifying existing malfeasance and corruption is what the supreme court (or any court) should be doing.  Taken altogether, this recent dump of rulings is a demonstration of the vision our clerics on the bench have in mind for america.  Their earthly authority is to be as unaccountable to man as the god they believe themselves to be taking marching orders from.

I didn’t say I approved of the decision, I said it isn’t going to change anything. Since the court didn’t go so far as to prohibit informing arrestees of their rights, I imagine most cops will continue to do it out of inertia.

Boru