New NY Law bans Police having sex with people in custody

[laserhaas]

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New York lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that bans police officers from having sex with people in custody, the New York Daily News reported.

The bill, which says that detained people are unable to consent to sex, would close a legal loophole that let police officers avoid sexual assault charges by saying sex with people in custody was consensual.

Last month, BuzzFeed reported that many states do not have laws explicitly defining sexual contact between officers and detainees as nonconsensual. At least six states have passed bills to change such laws.

Don't know which is worse.... The fact that this behavior is so rampant, a law is needed...

Or the fact that a specific law is necessary, as prudence

Link to article from - The HILL

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/381093-new-york-closes-loophole-allowing-police-to-have-sex-with-people-in?amp&__twitter_impression=true

[PJMcK]

1. Really?! They needed a law for this?

I'm really scratching my head.

[alittlelark]

5. My first thought almost word for word.....

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Apparently they do. My reaction too. . . . nt

[Hortensis]

16. As long as PEOPLE are involved, yes. Of course.

Men cruising the streets authorized to pick up women, and boys etc? No matter how well a department was managed, a law would be necessary.

My own first thought was "What's wrong with the old one?" Because surely this was made illegal long ago. Then I remembered NY's nasty not-so secret. NO old one -- that's the shocker.

[treestar]

18. Yes, wow, they just figured out this is a no-no?

Appalling.

[MrScorpio]

2. The most remarkable thing is the fact that they actually had to pass a law...

In order to stop cops from having sex with people under their custody.

That’s some banana republic shit right there.

[Major Nikon]

13. The most remarkable thing is how long it took them to do so

This behavior goes on everywhere and has been since people have been put into custody.

We have laws preventing people from consuming certain plants and fungi, but not for custodians raping their wards.

[Guilded Lilly]

3. This is definite -shaking my head- material. The problems really are so incredibly deep.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. When was it decided in the first place that someone in police custody could give consent?

[Igel]

17. When the first person in custody did so.

This could go at least two different ways.

The police could coerce consent. Maybe arrest somebody and offer to let them go or treat them better if they put out.

Or the police could arrest somebody and the person arrested could offer sex in exchange for dropping the charges or maybe hiding evidence.

We'll only really hear about the first.

[njhoneybadger]

6. April fools right?

[aeromanKC]

7. The Onion?

Sad when "The Hill" has now become "The Onion"

[Frustratedlady]

9. This isn't an April Fool's post?

If not, this is ridiculous. There shouldn't have to be a law against raping detainees or anyone.

[dalton99a]

10. Text of bill:

http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S7708

[PatSeg]

11. What the hell?!?!

[MyNameGoesHere]

12. Ok then. If that's how this is going to work

Let's get them to pass a law that you can't shoot people that are in custody. Maybe we can correct behavior with a gazillion laws. Or maybe just hire public servants that aren't so fucking stupid?

[dlk]

14. Just When You Think People Can't get any More Disgusting...

Unfortunately, there are police officers that abuse their power. That's why they're drawn to the job in the first place.

[malthaussen]

15. Really? That wasn't already against the law?

I suppose it makes sense, I mean, once we start writing laws like that we might make it unlawful to beat or kill suspects in custody.

-- Mal