I think they would learn better if the money came out of the offending officer’s pocket instead of the tax payer’s pocket. I am glad that we are winning these little victories but, at the same time, it’s BS that cops themselves are rarely held personally accountable for their misdeeds. No other profession allows it’s members to get away with so much. I think the fact that they are never held accountable is a large part of what is driving all the abuse of power stories we have been hearing. They think they’re above the law and nothing ever happens to make them think otherwise.
Bingo. The rest of the taxpayers are footing these ‘bills’.
If I failed at my job as badly as these ‘cops’ I’d be out on my ass, if not in jail like the rest of the serfs.