[KarlInOhio]

So how badly was is hurt? If his left was permanently crippled from some infection, I could see that he could still fire with his righthand but not be able to reload effectively or do the other actions as a cop. On the other hand he could just be a shirker who got a helpful doctor to sign off on a medical retirement. I watched the video and I couldn't tell how useful his left hand was and whether he had problems closing it.

It sounds like the NJ law is just stupid requiring either 100% or 0% disability.

[trebb]

It sounds like the NJ law is just stupid requiring either 100% or 0% disability.

And that is the real problem - bureaucracies are as wasteful as it gets and force folks to make some moral compromises. I was in Fresno some years back and oranges were rotting on the trees. They had a frost which damaged 5%-10% of the crop and the feds would only compensate for 100% loss. Instead of taking a 10% hit, growers opted to let it all rot and get full compensation. If the Feds would move to a sliding system, even if some folks abused it, taxpayers would save billions each year.