I’d look at them.
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There are no consequences for the cops because qualified immunity has evolved into an impenetrable shield. Unless the circumstances of officer misconduct EXACTLY matches another settled case, the officer(s) are exempt from civil suit. In a recent case, a K-9 officer sicced his dog on an unarmed and unresisting suspect already sitting on the ground. The closest case found had the citizen/criminal/victim LAYING on the ground. Case #2 did not exactly match Case #1 so the court found that the officer had no reason to realize that his actions were a no-no. Until qualified immunity is granted/denied on what a reasonable person would infer from training, written procedures and protocols, no one will lose in a civil suit for police misbehavior except the tax payers who pay the settlement against the town and the police department.