> Bullshit. The police can throw me in jail before a trial, preventing me from going to work. How's that not a violation of due process?
The amount of process due is largely determined by case law, with judges using a balancing test that balances several factors.
Most to the point in your hypo, one of the factors is the government interest involved.
The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given.
"The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given."
Police officers can be flight risks. One of the "riders" from Oakland is still at large.
The issue was about cutting off one's livelihood before conviction, and the inconsistency in saying that it's okay to do that to normals, but a horrible atrocity to do the police.
The amount of process due is largely determined by case law, with judges using a balancing test that balances several factors.
Most to the point in your hypo, one of the factors is the government interest involved.
The government has a much stronger interest in detaining a possible flight risk and processing you through the criminal system than in suspending an officer's pay before some sort of notice and a hearing is given.