Posted on 10/06/2012 9:48:13 AM PDT by Altariel
An adversarial media used to use public pressure to keep police departments from misbehaving, but that was before the media realized they and the police were on the same team.
Sounds like China, where they will bill the family of an executed criminal the cost of the bullet used to kill the criminal.
I take it you believe it is acceptable for The State to charge one adult for the debt of that person’s adult child?
If instead of relying on this rag for info, people read the New York Times, they would know that the law firm that sent the letter and the NYPD legal department have dropped the case. It was a form letter, no one bothered to inquire about how the vehicle was damaged, and as soon as they found out they withdrew the request for payment. It is really astonishing how carefully the article is written to create maximum indignation.
The REAL story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/06/nyregion/woman-charged-for-damages-to-police-car-that-struck-tamon-robinson.html?_r=0
But naturally, not many will bother to read it, they would rather get all self-righteous and scream and holler. /facepalm/
Is she the executrix of his estate?
They want my son to pay for damage to the vehicle that killed him....
If he was in the process of committing a crime and fleeing from the police he's legally responsible for anything like this that might happen during a chase.So it's not *her* they're going after,it's his estate.And assuming that she was his closest relative it stands to reason that under NY State estate laws she would be the executrix of his estate.
The son was 27 years old. His estate should pay the damages to the cop car. The family is probably the trustee of the estate and therefore has a responsibility to pay if the son had sufficient assets.
However if the son had no money, then the family cannot be held liable, unless they were somehow legal guardians of this 27 year old.
Are you saying the executor of an estate in New York is personally liable for the debts of the estate?
That makes no sense.
For what its worth........
City Tried to Bill Dead Man for Damage to Police Car That Struck and Killed Him
Late last month, Laverne Dobbinson received a letter, addressed to her son, from a law firm notifying him that it had been retained by the City of New York to collect money for damages to a police car. ..........
On Friday, the law firm handling the collection effort said it had formally dropped the effort. Paul J. Browne, a spokesman for the Police Department, said his agency did not send out the letter and referred the matter to the citys Law Department.
We dont know any instance where we send letters like that, he said. Im not sure how it came out.
Kate Ahlers, a spokeswoman for the Law Department, said the notice had been sent in error after her department received a referral from a unit of the Police Department. We regret that Mr. Robinsons family received a collection notice, she said in a statement, adding, We recognize that this involves a tragic case.
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If all of the facts were inserted into the story it wouldn’t fit their narrative.
OK,so on the one hand you have the Post and on the other you have the Times.The pertinent questions are...1) did the dead guy attempt to steal?...2) if so,did he then attempt to flee from the police?....3) if so,was the cop acting in a lawful,reasonable way when the guy was struck?
If the answer to all three questions is "yes" then he,the dead guy,is legally responsible for the damage to the police car.Of course the City of New York might have been wise,for PR reasons,to "eat" the $700 under the circumstances even if it had the law on its side.But that's another matter.
No,as executrix of his estate she would have had a legal obligation to ensure that all his lawful debts were paid before any of his assets were distributed to his legal heir(s),those heirs having been established either in a lawfully executed will he may have written or under New York State's laws concerning those who die "intestate".
All very true to the best of my understanding.However,how many 27 year olds are there who don't have a "net worth" of $700?
If the Chicoms kill you, your family has to pay for one bullet. If NYPD do it .....
Probably more than we'd like to know. This guy was stealing from a cemetery.
It's a reason to chase somebody.And unless the cop was acting in some completely reckless fashion the dead guy is legally responsible for any untoward events that occur during the chase.
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