Nick estimates he could get $420,000 ($210,000 per person that viewed the footage) plus economic damages from the state for the bodycam viewings:
The county is about to be sued by two experienced FOIA attorneys for NOT releasing the bodycam footage.
The motivations for the county choosing to not to release the footage remain, at this point, unknown, but they almost certainly involve some degree of favor to Nick.
The county is looking at having to pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars for this degree of favor to Nick.
The county could make this massive liability go away, or at least greatly reduce said liability, by releasing the bodycam footage at any time.
What is Nick's brilliant response to this situation in which his worst nightmare coming true potentially hinges on the county's good will towards him?
To threaten to sue the county himself for not baldo-guarding hard enough.
Nick is pushing the county to choose between:
A. Two highly credentialed attorneys, with successful legal careers in this particular field, alleging a constitutional violation.
B. A recently convicted felon for drug possession, with almost zero real legal experience and a suspended law license, who has publicly mocked county employees—including a judge— who has now publicly released photos of his home that he claims were taken during the same incident in which he accuses the county of violating his privacy by allowing two individuals to view the footage in full compliance with the law and a judicial order.
Really tough choice.