[FreeReign]

You missed the point. The plaintiff will most likely never receive the settlement from the bad cop. If the judge had held the employer, who employed the crooked cop liable, the plaintiff then probably would receive the settlement.

The legal system is supposed to make the victim whole. In this case, the judge didn't do that.

[MeganC]

The judge bankrupted the bad cop instead of letting the taxpayers bear the pain (as usual). That counts for something.