The victim will sue for millions but the question is; is it worth taking a bullet in the leg from a cop for several million dollars? What kind of cop shoots a guy in the leg anyway?
“is it worth taking a bullet in the leg from a cop for several million dollars?”
Considering a nick to your femoral artery would kill you before an ambulance could get there, I don’t think it’s a good bet.
“What kind of cop shoots a guy in the leg anyway?”
One that hasn’t had enough range time.
The way you stop this is by making it mandatory that any payouts come from the police pension fund.
As it stands now, it is we the taxpayers that end up footing the bill.
If the bill goes directly against the retirement of all police officers, you will see a quick self correction that will never be accomplished by committees or review boards.