trust me, if the PD's were paying out these civil suits, they'd start acting accrodingly pretty fucking quickly. That's why police unions fight against things like having "malpractice" type insurance for these situations..
you know who foots the bill? whatever city the PD is in. So in essence, John Q Public pays for this shit.
Like here in chicago, the CPD dosen't pay shit for the 100's of millions in settlements over the years. The City has. and who pays for that? we do. the public
shut it down FPS, you're out of your element here.