There s also the social cost of police misconduct.
Many Black Americans feel fear when they see a police officer. Black parents have to have The Talk with their children because of that fear.
Don t make sudden movements. Keep your hands at 10 and 2.
Say Yes, sir and Yes, ma am.
If you reach for something do it slowly, but not before telling the police officer what you re reaching for and asking him or her if it s OK.
Both the human and social costs of police misconduct are inhumane and incalculable.
But there s another type of cost as well: the economic cost of police misconduct. Notably, police officers and police departments don t bear the brunt of this cost taxpayers do.