Originally Posted by
Teacher Terry
Rob, yes I believe the pension should go to the officer and not the victim. The officer may have a family that will need what he/she earned. The police becoming more violent is a symptom of our entire society that has been more violent. When I was young how often did you ever hear about a random person shooting a cop for no reason? People driving their cars through crowds on purpose ? The police are a reflection of our entire society unfortunately. WE have much bigger issues here and people winning large lawsuits will not solve the problem. It is systemic and even with many changes it will take time to reverse this trend.