Posted on 03/06/2018 8:44:50 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
A 15-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting survivor and his family have put Broward County authorities on notice that they will sue to seek money damages to help cover the cost of his recovery.
Attorney Alex Arreaza filed the letter on behalf of Anthony Borges, who was shot five times, including in both of his legs.
“These kids at this school were let down at just about every level,” Arreaza said.
The suit, when it is filed, could be the first of many stemming from the tragedy that took 17 lives on Valentines Day. Confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz entered his former school and opened fire with an AR-15, killing 14 students and three faculty members.
The two-page letter was sent Monday to notify various Broward agencies, including the Broward Sheriff’s Office, of the Borges’ intent to sue.
In the letter, Arreaza says more should have been done to protect the students and teachers.
“The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent,” he wrote in the letter. “Such action or inaction led to the personal injuries sustained by my client.”
Arreaza told the Herald that there was a breakdown on every level.
A 15-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and his parents have put Broward County on notice that they intend to sue to seek financial help toward the boy’s recovery. David Santiago/File photo dsantiago@miamiherald.com “They were failed by the school; they were failed by [the Broward Sheriff’s Office]; they were failed by the people who had knowledge of this going on,” Arreaza said.
Arreaza said it was “by the grace of God” that the teen, who is still recovering at Broward General Medical Center, survived his injuries.
“Due to his condition, Mr. Borges is currently unable to walk and has a great deal of difficulty performing rudimentary tasks for himself, requiring assistance constantly,” he wrote in the letter.
Parents of Parkland school shooting victims implore Florida legislators to 'take action' He credited the teen for using his Boy Scout lessons to create a tourniquet and stop the bleeding. The soccer player and athlete has already had several surgeries and has a “very long way” to recovery, Arreaza said.
“Unfortunately medical bills can bankrupt a family and it has to be addressed,” he said. “There could have been a lot more done to prevent this tragedy.”
Good. This is where the blame lies, not with the NRA.
Add the Florida Democrat party to that lawsuit also.
Why send a threatening letter? Just sue the bastards. Let them be served out of the blue.
A good judge won’t let the Broward crooks hide anything
In Broward? Now thats funny
No that Obama pal the Board of Ed guy.
He was instrumental in implementing the Promise Program that allowed Cruz to possess firearms and walk the street
Yep, years ago they ruled that the police ARE NOT responsible for your safety.
First they need to find a good judge, I doubt they want to take this mess through discovery. It would likely lead to additional lawsuits.
Sue them personally. Make them S-— themselves.
Great, keep posting every where that you can get the word out to the uninformed.
I saw in another post that BSO is sitting on 800 million that was to be used for security at the schools.
Obama pal may have been Arne Duncan
And that is exactly how they were trained to behave by the very public education system they watched get shot up.
Public education creates good little mindless drones who can't think for themselves and only do what they are told to.
>The USSC has put those who probably failed worst beyond suing.
Oh, I’d LOVE to see this go all the way up, so 9 black-robed tyrants can attempt to pretzel-logic how govt officials, bending/breaking the Law and failing to do their JOB, still retain the privileges and immunity of said job.
I say, PLEASE, let that political sh!t-storm come. Talk about an eye *opener* for J. Q. Public
Broward taxpayers get ready to get reamed out due to Democrat and liberal cowardice and idiocy in the Sheriff and School departments.
Bttt.
5.56mm
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USSC has already ruled “to protect and serve” is not part of the job.
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Does that include the school board/school turning a blind eye? The cops refusing to SQUAT after 39+ calls? The FBI not following up?
Fine, the cop(s) *didn’t* have to show up, nor go in.
Since Rights were infringed (from lawfully carrying), do they not also assume the liability for the same (IE: providing security @ every sports-game, courthouse, etc.)? Sorry, but you can’t have both.
Yes. It’s called the public duty doctrine. There is a special relationship exception, but it is narrow.
I firmly believe that the insane Obama policy described at the below link is chief among the many failed policies of the left wing that led directly to this shooting:
https://www.redstate.com/slee/2018/03/05/connection-parkland-shooting-obama-administration-policies/
Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005).
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