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NYPD Misconduct Causes Taxpayers Serious Money

NYPD misconduct costs would fund salaries for 1,487 teachers

An article in Business Week just revealed that legal settlements for New York Police Department (NYPD) misconduct cost the city $119 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

That's about $14.88 per person for each and every one of the City's 8 million residents.

If the average teacher costs $80,000 a year in salary and benefits, which is a guess on my part, the cost of NYPD misconduct cost the city the equivalent of 1,487 teachers.

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From 2006 to 2010, claim payouts for NYPD misconduct went up 46%.

Thius is further evidence that the NYPD is out of control. It's time for the Justice Department to investigate NYPD conduct and take steps to reign it in.

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