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More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of police misconduct involving thousands of officers repeatedly accused of wrongdoing. https://www.washi
by wvenable 7mo ago
More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of
police misconduct involving thousands of officers repeatedly
accused of wrongdoing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/police-misconduct-repeated-settlements/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/20...
- selcuka 7mo agoDo we have any evidence that these lawsuits have no effect on the number of wrongdoings?
- wvenable 7mo agoDid you see the word "repeatedly"?
- nbernard 7mo agoGood point! It shows that the settlements are far too low and that the victims should get a lot more. If a few cities/states were to default due to debts coming from such cases, the others would start to take notice...
- wvenable 7mo agoWhy won't we just dole out real punishments instead of an indirect chain of money? Money is not the solution to everything.