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Originally Posted by Eristic1
That last part should really ring home about these repeated incidents.
Somewhere in the country there is a compliant law-abiding citizen harmed by a cop...and no one is going to listen because the news media has time and again cried wolf about these incidents where that's not the case, but despite reality, the initial false report is that the cop was at fault.
I have no doubt that there are bad cops out there. I've seen it with my own eyes. I'm sorry, but the constant insistence that Mr Scott was shot by a white officer, had no gun, & was just sitting there reading his invisible bible was just lie upon lie.
CMPD internal investigation, video evidence, and most importantly the courts have all demonstrated that there was no wrong doing by the officer involved. Why do we need another panel of nobodies to decide this needs to be looked at again?
Do we want more riots?
I believe it is called "placation." Or, somebody ain't quittin until they get da money.
But the city doesn't owe them ****. If anything the family should be on the hook for the overtime to control the riots.
Paying them is only going to make more people in the future do the same thing.
Agreed, but here's the way I've seen it work.
Person sues entity. Entity decides best and worst case scenario for cost of defending the suit.
additionally, entity get's legal advice on how much it will cost if they lose the suit. Entity adds up the cost of defense plus the cost of potential losses, and arrives at a figure that would be less than the potential loss for the whole ball of wax. Entity offers that amount as a settlement amount and case never goes to court. No quilt, no innocence, only financial liability decision.
Makes me want throw up. Knuckle under and play the odds, very seldom defend even if it's a frivolous suit.
Person sues entity. Entity decides best and worst case scenario for cost of defending the suit.
additionally, entity get's legal advice on how much it will cost if they lose the suit. Entity adds up the cost of defense plus the cost of potential losses, and arrives at a figure that would be less than the potential loss for the whole ball of wax. Entity offers that amount as a settlement amount and case never goes to court. No quilt, no innocence, only financial liability decision.
Makes me want throw up. Knuckle under and play the odds, very seldom defend even if it's a frivolous suit.
It is like Washington government not giving up despite facts. They are persistent in wasting the taxpayers dollars on mindless investigations just to satisfy their own egos. With government offices, is is more important to keep bad people quiet than to show some integrity and allow due process to do its job. "Let the eat cake."
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