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Posted: 6/26/2017 9:37:08 AM EDT
His family settled for $3 million.
Story Shortly..... ETA http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/26/philando-castile-family-reaches-3m-settlement-in-death.html |
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Looks like the insurance company will be jacking up someone's policy rates, let alone other municipalities they insure.
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Well, might as well cut a check for the girlfriend and her daughter.
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If what you call a good guy is someone so stoned out of their gourd that they can't comply with simple police orders.
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Or quicker than that. Paradigm change coming up can wipe it out. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Broke in 2 years Today those $60K cars they bought all those years ago sit in the front yard with weeds growing up around them. Flat broke. |
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The really screwed up part in cases like this......
If it was the officer who got shot and killed, with video evidence and 30 eyewitnesses... his family would not get shit. But some thug gets killed doing thug things, and their family gets a huge payday !!! |
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The really screwed up part in cases like this...... If it was the officer who got shot and killed, with video evidence and 30 eyewitnesses... his family would not get shit. But some thug gets killed doing thug things, and their family gets a huge payday !!! View Quote Every cop needs to understand this reality and know how governments are willing to sacrifice officer safety to protect their financial resources. |
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This wasn't your typical thug. Although maybe not to the success level of the people on this fine forum, he sounded like a good guy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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This is why they YouTube it now instead of rendering first aid. Videos get payout.
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Not that good of a guy. Sitting in a car with his "lady" while she smokes blunts with the kid in the back seat and the windows rolled up makes you a shit stain also. View Quote |
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I don't get it. The cop was found not guilty, right? View Quote |
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This wasn't your typical thug. Although maybe not to the success level of the people on this fine forum, he sounded like a good guy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Broke in 2 years Sits in the car with his bitch smoking a blunt and hotboxing their little kid. Real good guy. |
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I don't get it. The cop was found not guilty, right? View Quote |
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I know of a family that got a large sum of money in a wrongful death claim. Even though it was their fault. Today those $60K cars they bought all those years ago sit in the front yard with weeds growing up around them. Flat broke. View Quote Same here. Deceased's father showing up for the criminal trial of the officers had to leave to go pay his child support purge or go to jail for a writ of bodily attachment. This was just a couple months after getting the settlement. Jewelry, fancy suits and cars, but he was already behind on his child support. Priorities |
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That guy smoked marijuana. All potheads should be executed by the state!
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As long as happiness is brought by something that I also like. |
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These idiots are going to start trying to turn every traffic stop into the price is right.....and the worst part is, they're being successful at it.
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I'm guessing new screens on the porch then piss the rest away! They sure settled fast, guess after the jury realized what a shitstain on the world that guy was they were afraid of another jury in a civil suit would feel the same. Pity the city didn't tell them to pound sand.
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Settlements like this have absolutely nothing to do with anyone being right or wrong or whatever.
The local government's insurance company just takes a SWAG at its possible liability in a civil trial and seeks to limit its exposure with the idea that paying a (relative) little now prevents maybe paying a lot later. The client (local government) doesn't even get a say. Remember "The Banker" in the game show "Deal Or No Deal'? That's the insurance company. |
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Holy shit your avatar is creepy as fuck op. View Quote |
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cheaper to settle than to go to court where the court of public opinion will come into play . We are ruled by the mob these days .
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I'm okay with this. Castille didn't attack cops, didn't resist arrest, and didn't run. His only crime was smoking a blunt, which is a misdemeanor at worst. It was a tragic accident by a stupid cop.
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If what you call a good guy is someone so stoned out of their gourd that they can't comply with simple police orders. View Quote |
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Announcing the settlement amounts "in the interest of transparency and full disclosure" is a 4d chess move; everybody remotely acquainted with the recipients, random strangers, and local criminals will do their best to help them "give back to the community."
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from just an analytical perspective, I'd be curious what that settlement really means.
at a guess $3mm - lawyer fees = $2mm $2mm - taxes = $1mm $1mm - current debt and creditors = $900k? $900k - new car(s) (loaded of course)= $750k $750k - New tits - new TV - new phone - new everything - weekend celebration party (for remembrance of the dearly departed of course) = $600k? what's the half life of $600k in windfall for a family that engages or supports lifestyle of smoking pot with the kid in the car? I'm guessing about 6 months, Followed by 10 years of "Hey didn't you win a $3mm settlement?" |
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Well the car belonged to his mom, so I'm sure she will need another one.
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And how long until the girlfriend sues someone over mental anguish to get hers and something for the kid.
I see some new 26" rims and gold paint for everyone's car in the family! |
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I don't think there is tax on a lawsuit settlement. Every "friend" who ever knew the victim will want some of that cash.
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Honestly the cop in this case was guilty as hell. The only shame is that the cop is bankrupt and in jail. Shot a guy for literally nothing.
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