The amount of civil awards in Canada for police misconduct are not anywhere near sufficient.  The awards also do not act as a deterrent since they are borne by taxpayers and not by the police officers.  Solution:

1.  Increase the amount of damages substantially to send a message to our out-of-control police.

2.  The individual officers involved should be personally liable.  Once those officers are bankrupt, the plaintiff should be able to look to the police pension fund for any unpaid balance.

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