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I hope the kid wins a shitload of money in a lawsuit against the state... and the cops get punished. Now what's the chance of this happening?
by tbastos 13y ago
I hope the kid wins a shitload of money in a lawsuit against the state... and the cops get punished. Now what's the chance of this happening?
- rmc 13y agoI don't get it, I thought the USA was a massive litigation centre and you could sue people for millions left right and centre? Are you saying that you can't sue people like that?
- beachstartup 13y agoi'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but suing people takes time and money, something most people don't have a lot of.
- dm2 13y agoMany lawyers will work for a contingency fee if they feel you have a strong case.
- mjklin 13y agoI believe tbastos believes that there is little chance the police will be punished. The kid absolutely will bring, and win, a lawsuit if the parent comment is true.
- YokoZar 13y agoPolice officers and prosecutors are immune from personal liability in a suit (the liability instead shifts onto the government). It is very often the case that gross misconduct that costs the government millions in damages will not result in any sort of punishment for the responsible official.
- jfarmer 13y agoIt is difficult to sue the state and officers acting on behalf of the state. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unite...
- jfarmer 13y agoIt is difficult to sue the state and officers acting on behalf of the state. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unite....