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human
ELI5: Why do cops always get paid administrative leave after abusing their power instead of being fired?

With all the recent commotion of Police abusing their power against minorities, when caught, why don't they get fired?
gpt
Paid administrative leave isn't their punishment.  It's just a tool to allow an investigation to commence without them potentially interfering in that investigation, or even possibly making things worse for themselves or for the organization by their continued actions.  It's basically, "Stay out of the way until we figure out what the actual facts are."

*After* the internal investigation, they may be punished (including being fired) depending on what was discovered.