Oakland will pay $989,000, of which $973,000 will go to her lawyer, and she will receive $16,000, which works out to $20 per blowjob and $40 per normal sex act.
I couldn't find that part. Without it the story sounds less like an Aesop Fable and more like a stereotypical Hollywood movie with a happy ending. Good for her I guess. Couldn't find in the article whether these cops were fired, but this million should be paid by them, not the city.
This is ridiculous. Just 2% to the victim, and 98% for the blood thirsty lawyer? This incident proves that the United States is being run by various cartels, including those from the judiciary, banks, pharma and firearms.
Yet its people still have on average one of the highest living standarts on the planet.
Tells you alot.
I have no idea how to quantify the role of corruption in wealth of country, but there are obviously other factors in play. Youd have to try really hard to justify, that US is rich but corrupt, yet countries such as Nigeria or Uruguay are poor... and also corrupt.
People, who misuse public funds and their office are found around the planet.