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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Recently there was a legal decision around Baltimore (forgive me, I can't recall where) that made it possible for "victims" to sue (and win) against police officers for damages & we're not talking only about malicious brutality, just anything that could happen in a tense and fluid environment.

I would expect that if you're asking teachers to act like police officers and arm themselves in a similar fashion, the same would be true.  Terrible.[/quote]

Yes, this was in response to property damage resulting from the Freddy Gray riots.  [/quote]

Sorry, here's the link to the news article:  https://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/22/baltimore-businesses-sue-city-damage-done-freddie-gray-riots/

At least in Maryland, there is some negative state court precedent that says that the State (or local government) may have an affirmative duty to act to prevent tortious acts or property damage/inverse condemnation.  This already costs MD $$$$$ in taxpayer money defending these suits, regardless of the outcome, which could be in the millions of dollars in State liability. [/quote]

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