NYPD Cost Taxpayers Nearly a Half Billion in the Last 5 Years From Civil Rights Violations

The Free Thought Project reports:

The documents – released by the New York City Law Department – show more than 12,000 cases since 2009 where the city paid out $428 million in police-related settlements. The records were released after a Freedom of Information Act request was made by MuckRock, asking the department just how many civil rights lawsuits were filed against the city when the police department was listed as a defendant over a five-year period.

Yet, some people think only police should own handguns!