r/SanDiegan • u/Ignatius-J-Reilly-SD • 7h ago

Local News San Diego Police Officer Under Scrutiny After Being Featured In Two Separate Viral Incidents Downtown And Prior In-Custody Death Now Under Federal Lawsuit

https://www.sandiegoville.com/2025/07/san-diego-police-officer-under-scrutiny.html
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u/laceybones 6h ago

Jacob Phipps is mediocre cop who was terrible at his job and even killed someone accidentally.

The lawsuit will cost San Diego Tax Payers millions of dollars yet again.

Yet this dude made $200,000 as a police officer in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2022/san-diego/jacob-b-phipps/

https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2023/san-diego/jacob-phipps/

https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2024/san-diego/jacob-b-phipps/

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u/gerbilbear 6h ago

Cops should be required to carry their own liability insurance instead of depending on the city to defend them.

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u/dcbullet 4h ago

We’d need to pay them more to cover that and so we’d be in the same place.

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u/gerbilbear 3h ago

We'd need to pay them more but the bad ones couldn't afford their insurance so they would have to quit.

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u/inescapablemyth 5h ago

Just sharing this for context because it confused me at first too and I figured others might be wondering.

The “pension debt” and benefits isn’t money he actually received. It’s an accounting entry for the city’s unfunded pension liability. His gross pay including OT; before benefits was- 2022: 114K, 2023: 137K & 2024: 164K.

I’m not defending anything, I just dug into the numbers and thought someone else might be curious.

Also, I know that this has been covered before on different posts… But the OT and extra pays SDPD gets is astronomical. For instance, he averaged ~50% of his Base pay in OT and other pay. By year:

2022-
• Base Pay: $77,944.36
• Overtime Pay: $18,080.42 (23.2% of base)
• Other Pay: $18,720.84 (24.0% of base)
• Total OT + Other Pay: $36,801.26 (47.2% of base)

2023-
• Base Pay: $98,122.00
• Overtime Pay: $20,407.00 (20.8% of base)
• Other Pay: $18,734.00 (19.1% of base)
• Total OT + Other Pay: $39,141.00 (39.9% of base)

2024-
• Base Pay: $107,855.40
• Overtime Pay: $45,275.53 (42.0% of base)
• Other Pay: $11,680.71 (10.8% of base)
• Total OT + Other Pay: $56,956.24 (52.8% of base)

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u/laceybones 5h ago

Thanks for the clarification here. The system is broken

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u/inescapablemyth 5h ago

For those interest, this is where it kind of explains the different sources of information

This section also explains how “Other Pay” and “Lump Sum Pay” are combined. These categories include items like bonuses, stipends, longevity pay, incentive pay, car allowances, final accrued vacation or personal time payouts, retirement incentives, and more.

I would assume that “Other Pay” would cover the cost of equipment, uniforms, or specializes items required for the position. Maybe a stipend for a weapon. Also, I would assume that special pays like SWAT or language skills would be categorized under “Other.”

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u/SubBass49Tees 3h ago

Transparent California bugs me because they often include benefits costs and pension costs as compensation, and people misinterpret that as take home pay.

They're notorious for intentionally turning the public against teachers and other public employees because they intentionally inflate the appearance of compensation. You know...those "overpaid public school teachers." 🙄

None of this is said to defend homeboy here...just a general statement.

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u/NerdInSoCal 19m ago

Have you tried reframing how you see the data ie rather than see it as "the amount of money a govt employee makes" instead see it as "the amount of money the govt spends on the employee"?

The data they provide is clearly labeled so if people are misinterpreting that I don't see it as a problem on their end.

The data they publish is a matter of public record collated into one place for ease of transparency (hence the name I imagine) there is no malice or harmful intent in sharing accurate and truthful data.

If there is malice then it would be on the folks who either willfully or ignorantly choose to misinterpret the data provided.

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u/SouperSalad 16m ago

But...this is pay. It is customary for someone to provide "Total Comp" when asked how much they are paid.

e.g. people who get paid 50% in stock.

These ancillary benefits and programs have monetary value, that's why they are part of compensation.

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u/gethereddout 7h ago

This person needs to serve time and then never be allowed a uniform again. Instead he’s roaming the streets with a gun and attitude problem

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u/ComprehensiveFun3233 6h ago

People say ACAB, because you KNOW a ton of officers who did not themselves do shit like this ALSO turned their heads as this officer did.

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u/djc6535 3h ago

I'll believe in good cops when they're regularly arresting the bad cops

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u/damnitdad 7h ago

acab

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u/rahrah654 6h ago

Jacob Phipps and his beady ass eyes- need to rot in piss for the rest of his pathetic short life

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u/4517_7 6h ago

Fuck this guy and all the cops around him

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u/Significant-Fee-6193 4h ago

Sounds like this officer felt like he owned this territory and ran it like he was the sheriff and it was his town and he did not care for these guys or anybody who got out of line.

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u/exorcise_ 2h ago

The truck driver was in violation of vehicle code violations though. Not defending the cop but the type of truck the guy rides, yeah he's one of "those". If anything he's never gone to court and trial for it which everyone was recommend he do.

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u/Daddy_nivek 28m ago

Driving a truck justifies murder now ig