[1rudeboy]

Actually, if they thought it was a legally defensible case, they wouldn't have settled.

Let's see: $40K to make the case go away, or $120K to be vindicated.

[B Knotts]

Yes, there is that. I’m just saying that actions speak louder than words.

[RFEngineer]

“Let’s see: $40K to make the case go away, or $120K to be vindicated.”

The cop could have used the same logic - give the guy the unsigned ticket, or give the guy a “ride” on the tazer to teach him a lesson.

Actually, if Utah thought this was justified, it would have been cheaper in the long run to try to be vindicated, because now every tazing will have to be justified and documented, lest they incur this and more in liability. Utah will spend more than the difference on that.