you might not agree with the suggestion to charge the bill to the departments pension fund, but how is that suggestion even remotely close to what that officer did to those girls?
i find that sort of conflation very counterproductive to discussion.
the idea that a department is accountable for the actions of its officers merits some discussion before writing off wholesale, performance based pensions might not be the answer, but some sort of reform to policing in general is required and i think we should be open to discussing what that means.
i would advocate for better training, especially in de-escalation techniques and civil rights, and shifting back towards a public servant attitude rather than an assault squad fear based mentality. they should be there to help people first and foremost reducing harm and damage however possible, rather than viewing everyone as a potential hostile suspicious suspect waiting to be caught for something. the usa needs some serious changes to de-escalate the situation between the police and the public and change the script for for policing even means.
