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12. the funding would be to help make a settlement acceptable to the lawyers

Reply to treestar (Reply #11)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

the goal should *not* be exclusively to bankrupt them, but to induce positive change.

if the only incentive for the lawyers is to maximize their own profit, then you'd get some results where you bankrupt the town instead of making them change.

some funding would help so the lawyers could get paid to accept a settlement where they don't get as much profit as they might have, but they leave the town with the funds to effect positive change.

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The case for a well-funded organization for wrongful death lawsuits against cops who kill. [View all] MineralMan Jul 2016 OP

+10000. And even in cases lacking strong evidence, pressure to fire is good too. Hoyt Jul 2016 #1

Real change is going to require making it impossible not MineralMan Jul 2016 #2

No offense. Interesting idea, but... arendt Jul 2016 #3

i applaud that you're trying to come up with a solution unblock Jul 2016 #4

How do you have a traffic stop without leaving the car? Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #5

A computer check on the tag tells you much unblock Jul 2016 #7

I don't think it works in most cases Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #9

i think technology can soon make those steps unnecessary unblock Jul 2016 #10

"Authorized drivers"? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #16

i'm thinking when i register a car, i can give the dmv my license and my wife's license unblock Jul 2016 #18

Quite a few people do not have email. Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #22

Snail mail then unblock Jul 2016 #25

Assuming the address is correct in the DMV Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #26

You're required to notify the dmv when you change your address unblock Jul 2016 #30

I agree, Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #31

The whole point is to reduce the number of times they have to do that unblock Jul 2016 #32

For things like a light that is out, MineralMan Jul 2016 #14

wouldn't RFID chips allow tracking of cars at all times? irisblue Jul 2016 #19

Well, it could. RFID is pretty much a short distance MineralMan Jul 2016 #23

Better and more training is important. MineralMan Jul 2016 #6

Some background on recent wrongful death suits against police MineralMan Jul 2016 #8

They are tort cases on contingency fee treestar Jul 2016 #11

the funding would be to help make a settlement acceptable to the lawyers unblock Jul 2016 #12

the beauty of contingency fees are treestar Jul 2016 #13

but the downside is that the depth of the defendant's pockets matter unblock Jul 2016 #15

we're only talking about the local government - police department treestar Jul 2016 #17

but how are the lawyers incentivized to accept them charging cops with crimes? unblock Jul 2016 #20

on a contingency fee, if it is a winnable case treestar Jul 2016 #33

i know the theory, but in practice there are problems unblock Jul 2016 #34

HELL YEAH !!!!!!!!!!! vkkv Jul 2016 #21

To other posters in this thread: before high tech gadgetry get rid of ticket quotas. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #24

To MineralMan: Your suggestion is a good one. Use civil means when civic means fail. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #27

Excellent idea matt819 Jul 2016 #28

I think this is a GREAT idea! Kick and rec Ligyron Jul 2016 #29