Another day another case of taxpayers footing the bill for crappy violent police work.

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/12/03/austin-pay-99-k-settle-california-mans-lawsuit-against-police-officers/8838038002/

The money, which comes from the city's liability reserve, goes to plaintiff Michael Yeager, who in the lawsuit said he not only was falsely arrested — which led to him losing his job — but suffered lacerations that required 27 stitches. Yeager said he incurred a concussion, separated shoulder, broken nose and fractured thumb.

All of that and the charges were dropped

"I'm surprised by the settlement because the chief of police at the time didn't think officers violated policy or the law," he said.

You only need to be a PIG or PIGLET to see why a city would settle the case.

The city says one thing, the victim says another. The police have the video, but tells the media to file an open records request. Given how expeditiously police departments are to release video when they feel they are in the right, yeah these piggies are in the wrong and they've shown us that with their roadblock.