What price is a young mans life worth?surely not this pitence..so long as We continue to just roll with it, nothing will Change. The only way to change this corrupt, broken system is to burn it to the fucking ground.

Dominion asked for $1.3 billion and settled for almost half. I would expect this to go the same way.

Lawsuits have not compelled the change that is needed to prevent this crap. Raising the stakes is the only way to get their attention.

Clearly even a record $27 million didn't result in more than a little changed behavior, and none of that was initiated from within the police departments themselves, so perhaps this amount will make the tax payers insist on change? I'm not sure what else would work, what with basic humanity not doing it, so I understand aiming high and seeing where it lands. Is there a way to get to the police unions?

Always shoot high in these cases.

Until tax payers realize - I mean FULLY realize - their support for the behavior by cops like these thugs comes with a steep price not much will change.
The cops themselves have nothing, so it's the city or local insurance that will pay some of the settlement.

The usual transparent maneuver ask for the sky but expect something a little more down to Earth.

Lots of inflation today but you can always except less. It's hard to go the other way.

In a law suit, one can ask for anything but that does not mean they will get it.

I agree a half billion does seem excessive. Maybe it's just a starting point and will get negotiated down.