New York City and Los Angeles County have recently faced significant financial settlements due to actions involving law enforcement officers. NYC paid $83 million in claims against the NYPD in various settlements, as highlighted by a tweet from CrimeInNYC, which criticized the city's comptroller as an "obsessive-compulsive loser" for the financial burden. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles County, a settlement of $25 million was approved for Isaias Cervantes, a man who was left paralyzed after being shot by a deputy. This incident has raised questions about accountability in law enforcement, with both the LA Times and FOXLA reporting on the settlement and its implications for taxpayers.
Supervisors approve $25 million settlement for man with autism shot by deputy at Cudahy home https://t.co/1GGEUam0EW
Isaias Cervantes: LA County approves $25M settlement in deputy shooting that left man paralyzed. https://t.co/QzetQyj26a Click the image to read more:
Editorial: Sheriff's shooting costs taxpayers $25 million. Where's the accountability? (via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/JPcp5CIXvp https://t.co/0ix72KqAx4
Editorial: Sheriff's shooting costs taxpayers $25 million. Where's the accountability? (via @latimesopinion ) https://t.co/JPcp5CIXvp
The cost of electing an obsessive-compulsive loser to the office of city Comptroller. ======================== NYC paid $83 million in claims against the NYPD in under-the-radar settlements 'A letter to a judge written by a state prisoner convicted of several newsstand… https://t.co/90CO3WcpQh