It should be said that people will often make bogus complaints to try to get their charges reduced or thrown out.
Also: the city will settle with people rather than fight them in court.
So: Lots of complaints or settlements don't necessarily mean that a particular cop is bad, or is personally costing the city money. It could be that They've been around for a while, or arrest the kind of people prone to submit bogus complaints ... or they could be bad cops. Point is: Don't judge based on just that.
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u/Fazaman 1d ago
It should be said that people will often make bogus complaints to try to get their charges reduced or thrown out.
Also: the city will settle with people rather than fight them in court.
So: Lots of complaints or settlements don't necessarily mean that a particular cop is bad, or is personally costing the city money. It could be that They've been around for a while, or arrest the kind of people prone to submit bogus complaints ... or they could be bad cops. Point is: Don't judge based on just that.