So I was chatting with an Austin cop last night about Ferguson

So I was chatting with an Austin cop last night about Ferguson. We talked for about an hour and it was interesting.

I did have a suggestion for how we can dramatically reduce the violence from cops against citizens:

Give every cop $5,000 a year bonus if they haven't killed anyone.

He smiled, laughed, and then thought about it.

He replied, "Nah. Just make it $500. That would work."

Then he shaked his head and smiled ruefully. "I would like to think they wouldn't kill someone unless absolutely necessary. But I admit, if it was even $500 I know cops who would be more thoughtful."

In the end we agreed that a $1,000 to $2,000 bonus for having no citizen complaints for violence that were substantiated would be a good policy.

Originally posted on Facebook on August 21, 2014.