serious question: what informs your opinions on this topic? i ask because cities are, in fact, already paying for settlements. however, the problem is deeper: settlements often times in results in the cities going into debt that wall street buys. the taxpayer ends up footing the bill. they're called "police brutality bonds". you might find this interesting:

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