I saw it earlier today.

The worst part?

Makes lawyers and people beaten by asshole cops rich.

But the asshole cops simply get a "reprimand" in their records.
At most.

Even if, (and this is a big if,) they are fired, they claim "disability" or are hired by some podunk small town, where they pull more bullshit.

Around the the 1:31 mark really says something. "Are You kidding me?"

How dare you question the police.

lazy. "The worst part...!" Are you serious? Not the getting shot while lying on the ground part? He shouldn't get any money for the intense pain and long recovery, and being scarred for life?
Trial lawyers perform a valuable function in society, keeping us safer and helping people stand up for their rights and freedoms, you know, bull shit stuff. I guess that you will be happy to know that trial lawyers have taken a huge hit to their income. Tort reform has taken away your right to sue in some cases, and severely reduced what a victim can recover. So if BP blows up another refinery in Texas ,most of the workers injured would not be able to sue now. BP had that state law changed right after the settlements were done from their 2005 plant explosion, so next time they wouldn't have to pay. If you can't sue, or only recover a pittance for your damages, you win I guess because yes, we get less than zero if we lose, no matter how many days and nights and our own money lost. I can see why you begrudge someone who can put a whole year in something and still get zero and eat the costs. Lawyers shouldn't be paid for their work, otherwise it would be "The worst part!"
The City is in the position of controlling these officers and they have not been doing their job.
The thin blue line is strong, but a large part of these damage awards is to punish, and thus wake up the the City and the Department so that they will improve this area. It provides incentive to get better, but it can't work if those responsible aren't held to account. They are not held to account, except in only the rarest cases.

The victims of police misconduct and brutality do get money.

But the actual cops that are beating people, shooting them for no reason, etc?
They get "reprimanded" at most, most of the time.

And even if they DO get fired, they claim "disability" or get hired in some other town.

And they just keep on pulling the kind of crap they shouldn't.

We have an ex-cop in the Milwaukee area, who was fired for beating suspects.
He's right now on trial for murdering two women, and keeping their bodies in suitcases for months, he finally got caught when he dumped the bodies in another county.

Tens of MILLIONS in settlements; Bloomberg should have paid out of pocket. They were carrying out his policy.

But I did, instead.

And what's the deal w. non-disclosure clauses in settlements resulting from suits against OTHER city agencies? How are they even legal?

Money talks, so maybe in the end that will tip the balance and people will say enough.

It seems that 'decorating' them is a smoke screen against charges of brutality.
Pretty cynical.