Originally Posted by
Ranger One
Additionally this won't just be a civil suit. See my post up the page; they're likely to face regulatory/criminal action for their breach of CFRs. They're unlikely to be able to pay that away.
In the UK the actions of the police would be independently investigated outside of any civil law suit. When law enforcement resolve situations by force and people get hurt they should have to account. It is the part of the contract with the public that supports them when they do have to legitimately hurt people.
It is hard to see anyway that Chicago Police or UAL are going to escape this especially with the publicity hungry reptiles on The Hill