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I haven't heard anyone suggest the bonding idea, and it seems very sensible. Is this discussed/criticized anywhere?

Not that I know of, though it seems like such a simple idea that someone must have thought of it.

I don't really understand the first proposal, can you expand on that? How would it do away with qualified immunity etc?

Qualified immunity protects the state against out of control claims. Bonding these employees up front means there can be no surprises about liability.

Fascinating idea, do you mind expanding on it?

The idea is to protect governments from settlement costs while creating pricing signals for over-aggressive cops, prosecutors, etc. AND enabling victims to get compensation.

There seem to be too many cases of bad prosecutions, and, as it is now, the victims usually get screwed.