Cap the Chaos: Why Chicago Must Rein in Civil Settlements Before the System Collapses – Chicago Contrarian

Cap the Chaos: Why Chicago Must Rein in Civil Settlements Before the System Collapses – Chicago Contrarian

"No one disputes that wrongful convictions or unjustified police force should be addressed. Nevertheless, when payouts exceed all economic logic — when the going rate for a year of wrongful imprisonment approaches the annual salary of a Fortune 500 CEO — then we’ve moved beyond restitution into redistribution. There is a cost to making public service so legally perilous that no sane person would take the job. We’re already seeing it."