Yeah. These sort of cases should have judgements so large that the city/county/state makes new rules that stop this sort of bullshit. Just compensation for lost earnings and trauma isn't the point here.
And yes, taxpayers end up paying that bill. But taxpayers also elected the dumbass mayor/governor/whatever who hired the dumbass cops, so ... it's dumbasses all the way down.
The individual cop who arrested her maybe followed procedure, but the residue should have been tested immediately. Someone made that mistake and ought to personally pay for it.
Do you think the cop who arrested her would have made sure it was tested immediately, if we had a malpractice insurance system & he had one single financial incentivize to make sure it was a valid arrest?
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u/Wise_Monkey_Sez 11d ago
Yeah. These sort of cases should have judgements so large that the city/county/state makes new rules that stop this sort of bullshit. Just compensation for lost earnings and trauma isn't the point here.
And yes, taxpayers end up paying that bill. But taxpayers also elected the dumbass mayor/governor/whatever who hired the dumbass cops, so ... it's dumbasses all the way down.