But another perspective is, this simply makes him more vulnerable looking when the civil suits start rolling.
I would use the word Empathetic (instead of vulnerable), but yepp... a smart move for his larger future financial prospects.
I can also see him "donating" large chunks of "CNN's Financial Ass" back to HIS "LEO and EMT" community.
Juries would eat that stuff up like bacon cheese fries and Buffalo wings.