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How many, exactly? Anyone can wave vagueness around. Do you have numbers or no?

silisili 8mo ago
I haven't lived there in years, nor do I have exact numbers, but they make national news enough for the same problem nearly every year. I'll drop you some links if you care. 1 - 38 million between 2017 and 2022. 2 - 29 million in 2023. 3 - 12 million in settlements in 2025. Dare I keep going? [1]https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/louisville-payouts-for-police-lawsuits-burden-city-budget/article_2ab12fa2-e80d-11ec-b5cb-cffb4228cb13.html https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/louisville-payouts-for-police-... [2]https://www.aol.com/louisville-paid-least-29m-settle-103045081.html https://www.aol.com/louisville-paid-least-29m-settle-1030450... [3]https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/02/04/louisville-metro-government-2025-lawsuit-payouts-more-than-12-million/88359856007/ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/02/04/...
- phendrenad2 8mo ago
  The region's GDP is 100 billion dollars, so these are tiny amounts, although they may seem large to some. And the first article you link proves that people are already worried about it. You think they can safely 10x that?
  - silisili 8mo ago
    > The region's GDP is 100 billion dollars, so these are tiny amounts, although they may seem large to some. It's a fair point and easy to handwave away "it's only $100 per resident." But it's a lot of money still. And yet that city is shutting down schools and selling off school properties to make budget this year. I bet they'd love to have those wasted millions. > You think they can safely 10x that? I have no idea the reason for this question. The OP said cities learn after a couple million dollar suits. I'm showing that no, they do not. If anything suits are increasing.
    - phendrenad2 8mo ago
      > I have no idea the reason for this question Well it does make sense, in the full context of the thread. I'll let future readers decide.
  - heavyset_go 8mo ago
    LMPD budget is $250m, if they lost ~10% of it every year, they'd surely notice.
FireBeyond 8mo ago
NYC has, over the last decade or so, averaged $1M/week in judgments against NYPD for abuses of authority.

I haven't lived there in years, nor do I have exact numbers, but they make national news enough for the same problem nearly every year. I'll drop you some links if you care. 1 - 38 million between 2017 and 2022. 2 - 29 million in 2023. 3 - 12 million in settlements in 2025. Dare I keep going? [1]https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/louisville-payouts-for-police-lawsuits-burden-city-budget/article_2ab12fa2-e80d-11ec-b5cb-cffb4228cb13.html https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/louisville-payouts-for-police-... [2]https://www.aol.com/louisville-paid-least-29m-settle-103045081.html https://www.aol.com/louisville-paid-least-29m-settle-1030450... [3]https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/02/04/louisville-metro-government-2025-lawsuit-payouts-more-than-12-million/88359856007/ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/02/04/...

phendrenad2 8mo ago
The region's GDP is 100 billion dollars, so these are tiny amounts, although they may seem large to some. And the first article you link proves that people are already worried about it. You think they can safely 10x that?
- silisili 8mo ago
  > The region's GDP is 100 billion dollars, so these are tiny amounts, although they may seem large to some. It's a fair point and easy to handwave away "it's only $100 per resident." But it's a lot of money still. And yet that city is shutting down schools and selling off school properties to make budget this year. I bet they'd love to have those wasted millions. > You think they can safely 10x that? I have no idea the reason for this question. The OP said cities learn after a couple million dollar suits. I'm showing that no, they do not. If anything suits are increasing.
  - phendrenad2 8mo ago
    > I have no idea the reason for this question Well it does make sense, in the full context of the thread. I'll let future readers decide.
- heavyset_go 8mo ago
  LMPD budget is $250m, if they lost ~10% of it every year, they'd surely notice.

FireBeyond 8mo ago

NYC has, over the last decade or so, averaged $1M/week in judgments against NYPD for abuses of authority.