Take the settlement funds from police pension funds...

[PCIntern]

I bet that would slow the shootings of unarmed individuals.

[SheltieLover]

1. And make them buy professional liability insurance like others do!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. That's probably a better answer.

Docking the pension funds might increase peer pressure to reduce number of occurrences but there will always be some occurrences and public servant pension funds around the country are already in rough shape.
At most maybe set the insurance plan up so a bad cop has to go or everyone bears the cost of higher premiums.

[LiberalFighter]

9. Exactly! Our local union officers (factory workers) have liability insurance.

[jimfields33]

2. Punish all the workers?

Do we do that with teacher payouts? Congress payouts? Ect. I understand what your saying but if this is done it needs to be across the board in all facets of government life.

[Fullduplexxx]

4. Payout .... is that what it is ? No different than a pay check ?

[Alpeduez21]

6. Every cop defends the criminal activities of every other cop

So, yeah, nothing wrong with lumping all the apples into one barrel. How many teachers have killed students simply “by doing their job?” Go ahead, count up those deaths. I’ll wait.

[sop]

11. And how many times have teachers defended fellow teachers for crimes like sexual abuse?

Unlike police unions, teachers' unions are about increasing pay, benefits, pensions and improving working conditions, not protecting predators in their midst.

[TwilightZone]

16. You apparently haven't been paying attention to the Chauvin trial.

Many of his fellow cops have thrown him under the bus and backed it up over him a couple of times.

Stereotypes and blanket statements are almost universally inaccurate and about as frequently dumb.

[PortTack]

13. The point of paying it out of pension funds would be so cops start policing their own

Until that happens, nothing is going to change.

Hitting them in the pocketbook would stop them from looking the other way when bad cops act out

[we can do it]

3. Ohio has Police and Fire pension. It would screw those who help people.

[we can do it]

15. It's a state system like teachers have. Let the city pay out of police budget

Just because one city is run by assholes is no reason to steal from thousands who risk their lives honorably.

[Deuxcents]

5. But...

When a lawsuit is filed an is awarded X amount of dollars, isnt everyone paying.. taxpayers, etc. ?

[LiberalFighter]

10. I refuse to donate to any police or firefighter cause.

Not all of the money even goes to the purpose given.

They want money to lobby. Excuse me. But private-sector unions rely on voluntary contributions from their members. Not the public or those from outside.

They want money to support those that lose their life while a public safety officer. Excuse me. Private-sector unions rely on the goodness of their fellow union members to help out when needed. And their union contract helps out in those situations. What the hell are public-sector unions doing with their contracts and dues? They receive good wages and benefits.

They use public vehicles and time on the public dime for their funerals. Excuse me. Private-sector unions attend funerals of their fellow union members on their own dime and vehicle.

I support public-safety employees with my tax dollars paid with property taxes.

[malaise]

12. Yep

Always follow their own money

[Celerity]

14. go after the organised crime gangs commonly known as police unions via the RICO Act

[greenjar_01]

18. Can't do it, but they can pass laws that the designated police budget have to pay all settlements

Shit would slow down real quick.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. So take my pension when another nurse commits a crime? Take your retirement

when some dental derelict returns from a 7-highball lunch and gets too loose with the anesthesia?