The threat of being bankrupt for life would be a deterrent.

Prosecutors and mayors wouldn't be so tight with cops if not for 1) the role of police unions and 2) optimizing for conviction rates.

Change the incentives, change the outcomes.

SOURCE:

- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/03/how-police-uni...

- https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21290981/police-unio...

- https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/poli...

- https://thelensnola.org/2019/04/11/misconduct-by-prosecutors...

"Mohamed Noor Somali-American Police Officer Sentenced "

Of course, the conservatives will say that the unusually severe sentence was surely not due to to his name, religion or ethnic origin.

Police, prosecutors and judges are never, ever, ever prejudiced in the fantasy America that they live in.