Wednesday, September 08, 2021

CA MOVES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DECERTIFY COPS

by Bob Walsh

SB 2 has just landed on Governor Newsom's desk.  Assuming he signs it, which seems likely, it would among other  things create a board to decertify police officers.  That would make them unemployable.  Only three other states have such a procedure.

California has a Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training.  Without this POST certificate you can not be employed as a local or state level peace officer within California.  This legislation would allow POST to set up a multi-step process to investigate and determine if it should take action against an officer's certification.  This action could include suspension or revocation.

The commission would first review whatever investigation was done by local authorities and the officer's disciplinary records.  It could launch a further investigation of it's own.  It could also set up an "advisory board" of seven people including two actual police officers, a lawyer and six "members of the community."  This board would make a recommendation to POST whether or not to take action against an officer's certificate.  The members of this board could include  pretty much anyone, including AntiFa members, family of persons killed by police officers and cop hating psychopaths.  

I can't imagine Newsom will act on the bill before the recall election is complete this coming Tuesday. 

2 comments:

Trey said...

Pretty soon y'all will be copless. Don't worry. Social workers will take care of you.

Gary said...

Seems like a perfectly reasonable idea, still a lot better than most employees get (one mistake your boss doesn't like and you're fired).