re: #218 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

The city of Mesa Arizona is self insured. They are going to take a huge financial hit over the barbaric police murder of Daniel Shaver. I don’t know about Wichita’s liability arrangements but there will no doubt be a big payout over the swatting murder and they, too, should take the hit themselves.

One thing that should be on the agenda for the next Democratic Congress: A requirement that government entities self insure against misconduct by their police officers and other employees. No more splitting the cost of fascism with other, more enlightened communities. Reforms in use of force standards should be on the agenda in every state. In truth, these reforms would be a rollback of changes that were only recently adopted as part of the militarization of police and that essentially legalize murder and mayhem by police.

That was on our village board agenda some months ago (self-insurance). We are no longer self-insured; we are now part of a pool of municipalities in the state which insures municipalities in lawsuits. (There was some complaint about premiums in town, but those were quashed with “one payout and we’re bankrupt.”)

We don’t have police here, though we are considering reviving the post of village marshal (an unarmed position).