As I argued elsewhere here, I believe a stronger incentive would be to come after pay and pensions for police units whose officers have cost the municipality millions in lawsuits. Instead of friends and coworkers trying to protect each other for abuses of power, they will instead take on the role of protecting their families&#x27; livelihood. You would be less likely to abuse your authority if your entire department and their retired friends are more incentivized to distance themselves from you than to cover you up.