Some states limit the initial lawsuit to actual damages (usually provable medical costs). Once the case goes to trial, a jury can find in favor of the victim and assign punitive damages. This is how the infamous hot coffee case worked. The lady suffered third degree burns, the jury found out that McDonald's had injured a bunch of people with boiling coffee and been warned about it a few more times, and the jury said that $28K wasn't enough and awarded $3M.
I'd imagine something similar here if this went to trial.
Even if the victim would not deserve millions, the responsible institution needs to be fined as much, just so it hurts them. It must be more expensive to fuck up than it is to prevent fuck-ups. So they should take whatever cost they project to properly train officers for de-escalation, double it and use that as a fine.
I agree with the cold-cut basis of your statement. The problem is life is like an RPG. If you need to interact with the police force, even if it’s you calling them for help, chances are that you’re gonna role a 1 and have to deal with a bro-cop.
So what do you say when you see the cops? Fuck the police! Corrupt pigs.
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