[beatgammit]

A lawsuit will merely increase costs to government without solving anything. Maybe this officer will be fired (and probably rehired in a different precinct), but they won't learn anything other than to be more careful about the body cam.

Ideally, we should legalize victimless "crimes" like drug possession. If there isn't a clear victim, it shouldn't be illegal. That alone might be enough to refocus police departments on their proper role in society. But in the meantime, we should aggressively prosecute crimes like these.