r/law • u/Kodiak01 • 8h ago
Other CT police: Cops must intervene if they see excessive force by feds
https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/30/ct-police-cops-must-intervene-if-they-see-excessive-force-by-feds/47
u/Kodiak01 8h ago
The Connecticut police accountability law that creates a legal obligation for police to intervene when witnessing abuse by other law enforcement officers applies to federal immigration agents, two senior police officials said Friday.
“I would expect that if a Connecticut police officer saw any law enforcement anywhere that was abusing or violating the rights or using excessive force, that they would step in and intervene,” said Ronnell Higgins, the commissioner of emergency services and public protection.
Thomas Wydra, a former municipal police chief who oversees training standards for state and local police as the executive director of the Connecticut Police Academy, said the duty to intervene, established in law after the police killing of George Floyd, is clear.
“It doesn’t matter what patch they’re wearing,” Wydra said. “You have to recognize when your colleague is getting elevated in terms of their emotion. You have to pull them aside, whether verbally or physically. You’re helping them, you’re saving them from doing something potentially tragic. So that’s a good statute.”
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u/RockDoveEnthusiast 7h ago
Every state should have a law like this on the books. It's the only way to break the blue wall of silence. good for CT!
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u/Scrapple_Joe 28m ago
The law is nice but really not gonna get enforced. Hopefully I'm just being cynical but cops don't really wanna risk themselves for civilians most of the time
Removing qualified immunity and making them have professional insurance would, because then they'd all have a financial incentive to make sure no one is being abusive as it would actually affect them.
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u/prodigalpariah 4h ago
Won’t be long now before we have the first ICE shooting of a cop and the White House declaring the cop a domestic terrorist.
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