What do you think about Chaz in Seattle?

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Originally Posted by mpholland

I think cameras aren't championed by police not because they won't work, but because they would work too well. I think every time a government entity deosn't want to do the right thing it boils down to economics.

Don't take this as a defense by me as I don't believe in it, but lets say the Portland police bureau has roughly 1000 officers. Now if 1% of those officers get caught making a "mistake" that would be 10 prosecutions/convictions. Now lets say each one of those gets a 10 million dollar payout. The payout may not be that high to the victim, but after paying costs of all things involved with the prosecution including wages and legal fees I don't think its out of line. The highest cases could easily be more. That is 50 million or 20% of the whole police budget. Now that is just with 1% of the force making one "mistake" in the course of a year.

Those numbers are probably very conservative for Portland, but rather laughable for other cities in the country. No, the offenses won't typically be mistakes, that is just the word I chose for ease of writing.

Yeah that is a very good point.

It also reflects my disgust for everything becoming litigious. Theres a time and place for it. Now its largely abused. Think countless law firm commercials and class action ones.

It also creates allot of corporate mismanagement imo.

Again I see it's legit need, but like everything else in today's world it gets taken to the extreme.

It might make for laws drafted to limit such cases. In the end would folks be happier knowing cops would be weeded out easier and quicker and be willing to forfeit a payout for the greater good???

This also highlights the need for emphasis on better and more regular training. Also in the super interesting Rogan Jocko sit down he explains this in great depth. And wow it shows how things are not being handled well at all now.