I’m unfamiliar with this case. If the guy really was driving wrecklessly, why the high payout? Maybe he was drunk or high. Was the payout that high because he was a National Guard?
The payout was high because their officer was culpable and the city knew it.
If they had gone to trial it might have been $10 million and with the bad publicity even more.
I’m just wondering how the boneheaded misled Grand Jury that no-billed feels right about now???
“I’m unfamiliar with this case. If the guy really was driving wrecklessly, why the high payout? Maybe he was drunk or high. Was the payout that high because he was a National Guard?”
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The payout was “that high” because it was an uncalled for shooting. If the family had not settled and if I was on the civil jury I would have done everything possible to have the award be MANY, MANY times the settlement amount. As usual, the killing cop’s harshest punishment was a long paid vacation (government employees refer to it as paid administrative leave). Doing a little research I saw that the cop was involved in earlier brutality lawsuits which the City settled.