constructive? really? sueing the taxpayers for millions is not consructive. going on opra and telling the world how evil the LA police dept. is and telling about ticket quotas would be constructive. not sueing for $2M.
I disagree. Making institutions fear lawsuits and changing legal precedents is one of the best ways to get them to change their behavior. You can look at it as being the taxpayer's money but it is the same anywhere you go. You cant sue a private business without their payout being generated by their employees who might be doing right. Taxpayers are definitely getting ripped off here, but its not those two men who are doing it, its the department. This isnt any different than a business exposing itself to $2m higher expenses because its not controlling costs effectively. Limiting your exposure to lawsuits (by not doing blatantly illegal things) is part of controlling your exposure.
