Innocent couple who were shot by stupid cops awarded 4.1 million $.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/homeless-couple-shot-sheriff_n_3768663.html

I personally think they deserve more, dude lost his leg after all and the animals that shot him got away clean.

What do you guys think?

It's not about the money.  It's about sending a message.

InEMplease

It's enough and I'll bet you they're back on the street again homeless at some point in their lives.

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It's not about the money.  It's about sending a message.

InEMplease

Police are not above the law.

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Police are not above the law.

InEMplease

"The couple was awarded $4.1 million when a judge ruled their civil rights were violated. The deputies involved were cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation."

I feel the message is clear as crystal.

I don't have much of an internal or external barometer for how much people should be rewarded for incidents such as this. I'm glad to see police officers not getting away with shooting innocent people though.

edit, whoops spoke too soon, last sentence of the article says they were cleared of any wrongdoing. If they were not in the wrong why award the couple anything?

It's enough and I'll bet you they're back on the street again homeless at some point in their lives.

junglist101

Correct.  Money in the hands of people who don't know how to manage money soon changes hands.  :(

If the state doesn't contrive a way to take it back, then somebody else will relieve them of it sooner or later.

It's enough and I'll bet you they're back on the street again homeless at some point in their lives.

junglist101

What's the standard operating procedure when a cop sees a gun or an gun look-a-like? I can understand the cops' concern when seeing a weapon but I think they went too far, and that's an understatement.

The cops being let off is a goddamn disgrace.

Damn piggies...

 

I personally think they deserve more, dude lost his leg after all and the animals that shot him got away clean.

What do you guys think?

dominer

Did the police take them to the hospital after pumping them? Can't be assed to watch the video.

Of course more money. Would you, say, sell your leg for $4 mil?

Of course more money. Would you, say, sell your leg for $4 mil?

Mystery_Writer

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I personally think they deserve more, dude lost his leg after all and the animals that shot him got away clean.

What do you guys think?

radicalcentrist

I don't think you can say that with certainty without knowing how long this family will be working in the future, how productive they will be in the future and how expensive items will be in the future. Also have to factor in the medical costs of removing fourteen bullets from a man and one bullet from a pregnant woman, plus psychological trauma if you consider that to be a thing. Barbariser

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I personally think they deserve more, dude lost his leg after all and the animals that shot him got away clean.

What do you guys think?

radicalcentrist

Punitive damages.

It's astounding that he survived.  And yes, they obviously deserve compensation.

It's astounding that he survived.  And yes, they obviously deserve compensation.

pianist

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It's astounding that he survived.  And yes, they obviously deserve compensation.

famicommander

Taxpayers are the investors and the owners of cops. I'm also sure that party A lost his job. 

I'm also sure that party A lost his job.Wasdie

The deputies involved were cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation.Article

Am I the only one that is surprised they shot the man 14 times? How many times do you need to shoot someone to feel you have control of the situation? How can they be cleared of shooting someone 14 times? How do you defend shooting someone 14 times? How do you defend that position and come out with all charges cleared? Not to mention shooting a pregnant woman in her back. That ruling is ludicrous.

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It's astounding that he survived.  And yes, they obviously deserve compensation.

Wasdie

Taxpayers are the investors and the owners of cops. I'm also sure that party A lost his job. 

Should have been a million for every bullet.

Cops shoot people, then instead of being punished for it the state pays off the victims with money they stole from other innocent people. The "justice" system at work.famicommander

Am I the only one that is surprised they shot the man 14 times? How many times do you need to shoot someone to feel you have control of the situation? How can they be cleared of shooting someone 14 times? How do you defend shooting someone 14 times? How do you defend that position and come out with all charges cleared? Not to mention shooting a pregnant woman in her back. That ruling is ludicrous.

Zlurodirom

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Of course more money. Would you, say, sell your leg for $4 mil?

Makhaidos

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[QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

Of course more money. Would you, say, sell your leg for $4 mil?

Mystery_Writer

I'm kidding about doing it right now, because I'll want the payment up front. But would I give up a leg for four million dollars? Honest-to-God, yes.Makhaidos

I'm honestly shocked if you're not kidding.

It's a friggin' leg man! wtf is $4 mil compared to a leg?!

not even Bill Gates' fortune worth a toe, let alone $4mil

it's simply priceless

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"The couple was awarded $4.1 million when a judge ruled their civil rights were violated. The deputies involved were cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation."

I feel the message is clear as crystal.

Rich3232

sadly it actually is a joke

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Police are not above the law.

InEMplease

"The couple was awarded $4.1 million when a judge ruled their civil rights were violated. The deputies involved were cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation."

I feel the message is clear as crystal.

they need to be sued more, the police don't actually pay it they're probably insured for settlements, what they need to do is increase the damages so the cost to insure police officers goes up so much the departments are forced to fire them or actually let officers go who cost them money.lamprey263

[QUOTE="Makhaidos"] I'm kidding about doing it right now, because I'll want the payment up front. But would I give up a leg for four million dollars? Honest-to-God, yes.Mystery_Writer

I'm honestly shocked if you're not kidding.

It's a friggin' leg man! wtf is $4 mil compared to a leg?!

not even Bill Gates' fortune worth a toe, let alone $4mil

it's simply priceless

[QUOTE="Makhaidos"] I'm kidding about doing it right now, because I'll want the payment up front. But would I give up a leg for four million dollars? Honest-to-God, yes.Mystery_Writer

I'm honestly shocked if you're not kidding.

It's a friggin' leg man! wtf is $4 mil compared to a leg?!

not even Bill Gates' fortune worth a toe, let alone $4mil

it's simply priceless

[QUOTE="VaguelyTagged"][QUOTE="InEMplease"] i haven't read the article honestly, but from what i understood by reading the comments, the cop who did this go away with this, if this is true , the message is a bit more complicated than that.InEMplease

"The couple was awarded $4.1 million when a judge ruled their civil rights were violated. The deputies involved were cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation."

I feel the message is clear as crystal.

Cops shoot people, then instead of being punished for it the state pays off the victims with money they stole from other innocent people. The "justice" system at work.famicommander