> we really need a fix for this. When cops are grossly negligent the money should come out of their aggregate pension fund

This is on us as voters. If we didn’t piss our pants every time a police union sneezed, we’d realize wholesale restarting police departments is precedents in even our largest cities.

Yes, this is the key point. Tax payers get a nice big bill while the people who caused the problem get a nice paid vacation while they conduct an internal "investigation" that typically finds they did nothing wrong.

There is a fix to it. Elect people who will hold them accountable.

As long as you keep electing clowns that let the police do whatever they want, the police will... Do whatever they want.

Almost all taxpayer funded pension funds are already underfunded. It makes no difference if the funding decreases or increases, the government employee will still get their benefit. The government would have to go through bankruptcy to get the benefit amount reduced.