I find it a bit dubious and would like to know the racial makeup of the jury and their thinking. Why not deny any culpability and monetary reward rather than a token amount that sends a message of some culpability but it’s irrelevant or ‘we don’t really care’.
Any good links to the details of the police action in question?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5792961/Jury-awards-4-cents-family-man-killed-deputy.html
Daily Mail.