City of Boston to pay nearly $5M in wrongful death lawsuit to young Black man shot, killed by police (schools, money)

[BOORGONG]

Originally Posted by TaxPhd

OK, let's be serious. Yes, she could have ended up a victim as well. But why does she deserve a jackpot?

Agreed, partially. But the idea that because this guy was black means more moolah is insane. A white or yeller mother would have "hit the same jackpot", so to speak.

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by BOORGONG

Agreed, partially. But the idea that because this guy was black means more moolah is insane. A white or yeller mother would have "hit the same jackpot", so to speak.

I don't think they would have

Again the Juston root case isn't that different. He was mentally ill, shot and killed by police. How many millions does his mom get ?

[TaxPhd]

Originally Posted by BOORGONG

Agreed, partially. But the idea that because this guy was black means more moolah is insane. A white or yeller mother would have "hit the same jackpot", so to speak.

The color of the perp is irrelevant. No mother, regardless of color, deserves anything from the city.

[msRB311]

welp this mom also got $5M from the city when her son drowned in the ocean of a free city run camp:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/...ent-5-million/

I'm the city gives plenty payouts that we don't hear about as well.

[msRB311]

well it sounds like this psycho with a knife situation was handled well by Plymouth police:

https://www.boston25news.com/news/lo...FRQ2CPM6MJKYE/

perhaps females are less intimidating...or more training has been put in place. It also sounds like the knife wielding woman was alone with no people close by so maybe that made it easier for the officer to leave until the clinician got there. A taser was deployed on her.

Good job officers.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by TaxPhd

Just stop. . .

Everyone here thinks they're the only ones who know about training to shoot center mass. As if its a secret- its very much common knoweldge. My point still stands.

Worry about taxes.

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Everyone here thinks they're the only ones who know about training to shoot center mass. As if its a secret- its very much common knoweldge. My point still stands.

Worry about taxes.

I will agree with you that yes, it seems like they could shoot the person elsewhere or why didn't they use tasers as they did in the story i just mentioned.

none of us were there for the actual encounter with Coleman. You seem to feel so strongly that he shouldnt have been shot dead...but he was. Some of us are just wondering why his life was worth 5M of the city of boston tax dollars to be paid to his 70 yr old mother. Doesn't add up for me.

[msRB311]

hmm right because there are so many situations where civilians end up with a gun in their face?

[bostongymjunkie]

Originally Posted by oldmanlogan41

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Pretty much how it goes.

Bass Ackwards

We live in a country where our police engage in about 50 million contacts with the US population in an average year, and where less than 2 percent of those contacts result in either actual or threatened use of force, and where about 88 percent said they were satisfied with the response and where only 1 percent said they experienced misconduct. So you can place that meme back where it belongs.....on a roll next to the toilet. Be dense, if you wish, but don't try to pass it off as fact.

[skeddy]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Easy. Just shoot him in the leg. Get two men in swat gear and shields and just take him down. BPD has done it before, plenty times.

It's not that hard, but we know some cops are cowards, and they get scared easily. That's not surprising. You still gotta pay up that bread though.

lol, cops don't "wing" people, they shoot to kill or shouldn't shoot at all. You're clueless.