Here is one good way to severely punish cops for killing black people.

[LJ_Reloaded]

LAWSUITS.

When pleas for justice in criminal court fail, there's always the option to shove a katana in the spine of the city's bank account, twist it real good, and watch the government bleed rivers of green.

I fully approve of a vicious and ruinous economic war against the police. If there is collateral damage - aka the fucking taxpayers who cheer these cops - then that makes it all the sweeter.

The time for talk is over - it's time to go to war. Economic war. Sue them all and let the banks sort out the casualties.

https://www.policeone.com/patrol-is...rt-kills-law-protecting-police-from-lawsuits/

Ill. Supreme Court kills law protecting police from lawsuits
Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of improper protection

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/2...over-police-shooting-boy-with-pellet-gun.html

The city has reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center.

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/3/7327745/eric-garner-grand-jury-decision

New York City has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who filed a wrongful-death claim after a New York City police officer killed Garner on July 17, the New York Times's J. David Goodman reported.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/freddie-gray-baltimore-police-death.html?_r=0

Baltimore Announces $6.4 Million Settlement in the Death of Freddie Gray

http://america.aljazeera.com/articl...-in-fatal-police-beating-of-homeless-man.html

Calif. city to pay $4.9 million over beating of homeless man

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...ainst-dallas-police-costing-city-millions.ece

Lawsuits against Dallas police costing city millions

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.co...olice-killing-of-cardell-hayes-father-in-2005

City of New Orleans paid $200K to settle lawsuits over police killing of accused Will Smith shooter Cardell Hayes's dad

http://newsone.com/402827/family-of-woman-killed-by-police-while-holding-baby-gets-2-5-million/

Family Of Woman Killed By Police While Holding Baby Gets $2.5 Million

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-pay-out-millions-to-settle-police-lawsuits/

U.S. cities pay out millions to settle police lawsuits

http://new.www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/police-misconduct-settlements_n_7423386.html

The Chicago Sun-Times reported in 2014 that brutality-related lawsuits cost Chicago taxpayers more than half a billion dollars in the preceding decade. About 15 percent of these payments went to victims of police torture under the rule of notorious former Police Commander Jon Burge, according to the Sun-Times. Chicago voted earlier this year to set aside additional funds for reparations to the more than 100 black men who faced beatings, suffocation, electrocution and other abuse in order to force confessions between the 1970s and early 1990s. In 1994, a powerful police union characterized a decision to uphold Burge’s termination as a “miscarriage of justice.” Burge ultimately spent 3 and 1/2 years behind bars on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

According a HuffPost analysis of LAPD payment data released by the Los Angeles Times in 2011, taxpayers paid more than $100 million to settle lawsuits against officers accused of civil rights violations, wrongful deaths and other intradepartmental misconduct. These payouts, made by the city between 2002 and October 2011, didn’t include huge settlements awarded to citizens in recent years, including a $5 million settlement resulting from the case of an unarmed National Guard veteran killed by LAPD officers on live TV in 2013 and a $1.35 million sum given to the mother of a man who died in LAPD custody in 2013 following a traffic stop. Investigators declined to file charges in the first case, though officers were relieved of duty without pay earlier this year, pending an announcement of further disciplinary action. Charges haven’t been announced in the second case.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/428-million-in-nypd-related-settlements-paid.html

In response to a Freedom of Information Law request filed by MuckRock, New York City released a document listing every civil-rights lawsuit brought against the NYPD since 2009, as well as how much money it cost to settle each one. As you can imagine, there's a lot of information to sift through (take a look for yourself here), but one piece of information really sticks out: Over the past five years, the city has spent a total of $428 million on police-related settlements.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/...on-in-police-brutality-settlements-since-2004

Cash-strapped Chicago has paid half a billion dollars in police brutality settlements since 2004

 

[GiaCat]

Another way is to take their guns away so they can't defend themselves from black attackers.

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

I think we should just stop police service to all people of color.

No more problems!

 

[OldJourno]

Swell idea. How about the taxpayers that aren't cheering on the cops?

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I think we should just stop police service to all people of color.

No more problems!

Yeah, let them turn their guns on white people instead.

And they do kill plenty of innocent whites, too.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...homeless-man-kelly-thomas-20151123-story.html

$4.9-million settlement in death of mentally ill homeless man Kelly Thomas

http://reason.com/blog/2014/07/17/cop-shoots-17-year-old-boy-who-answers-d

In February, Beth Gatny of the Euharlee, Georgia, police department fatally shot 17-year-old Christopher Roupe after the boy opened the door for the officer. Gatny was at the residence to serve a probation warrant for Roupe's father. Police claimed the 17-year old pointed a gun at the officer but the family insisted he was holding a Nintendo Wii controller. One witness said she saw the cop sobbing into her hands after the shooting.

In April, a grand jury recommended the District Attorney, Rosemary Greene, take action, finding the use of deadly force was not authorized. The DA's office said it would collect additional evidence and return to a grand jury. Unfortunately you can probably guess what happened next.

Maybe after the cops go on a shooting rampage against you people, you'll join us in fighting police brutality, too.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm going to enjoy it when people like LJ make it so police officers, even black ones, are so afraid or losing their jobs that they will allow black criminals to do whatever they want.

Then a bunch of black gang bangers break into LJ's house and rob him blind and beat his ass while two cops drive by and wave.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I'm going to enjoy it when people like LJ make it so police officers, even black ones, are so afraid or losing their jobs that they will allow black criminals to do whatever they want.

Then a bunch of black gang bangers break into LJ's house and rob him blind and beat his ass while two cops drive by and wave.

Another racist post by Lit's resident mangina redneck. This will bite you on your ass when the cops shoot your kid for answering the door with a game controller in his hand and the courts let them walk for it. Oh wait, that already happened to a white kid. But hey, that doesn't count in your racist universe where all crime is committed by teh evil black men.

Man, that black man fucking your daughter must have pissed you off royally.

I own an arsenal in this house, dude. Nobody's going to break into my house. Unlike you, I don't hesitate to kill someone. I've already shot an animal to defend my wife and kid. Gang bangers make much bigger targets, and they usually are bad shots.

 

[lovecraft68]

I should point out, there is a point to this thread.

After all the victims of OJ Simpson, the biggest example of reverse racial injustice this country has seen were able to successfully sue him for quite a bit of money

And even better was Cochran's death at a fairly young age, some time karma is better than money.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Yeah, let them turn their guns on white people instead.

And they do kill plenty of innocent whites, too.

Yet they don't riot and burn down their neighborhood, rob their neighbors and shoot each other over it either.

Maybe after the cops go on a shooting rampage against you people, you'll join us in fighting police brutality, too.

LOL.......

1) I'm not white dumb ass.

2) Who do you think started the lawsuit bit? White folks....because robbing your neighbors, and fucking your own neighborhood up in a hissy fit is fucking retarded.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I should point out, there is a point to this thread.

After all the victims of OJ Simpson, the biggest example of reverse racial injustice this country has seen were able to successfully sue him for quite a bit of money

And even better was Cochran's death at a fairly young age, some time karma is better than money.

Damn, that black dude shafting your daughter really chapped the fuck out of you, didn't he?

 

[jaF0]

None of that does anything about taking bad cops off the street permanently. Dumping police unions and establishing a national database of brutality complaints would be a start.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

None of that does anything about taking bad cops off the street permanently. Dumping police unions and establishing a national database of brutality complaints would be a start.

Indeed. But lawsuits are a start. City governments cannot sustain these gigantic payments indefinitely. Eventually they must stop the bleeding... by doing some or all of what you suggest.

 

[Liar]

Thing is, you sue, and the city pays. The settlement ain't gonna come from the police dept budget. Which means, you sue, and they cut down on schoolbooks or something. And it's all forgotten the next fiscal year.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Thing is, you sue, and the city pays. The settlement ain't gonna come from the police dept budget. Which means, you sue, and they cut down on schoolbooks or something. And it's all forgotten the next fiscal year.

True, partially. Sometimes law enforcement departments actually face pressure from insurance agencies over these lawsuits. And it's not forgotten, not when the payouts hit tens and hundreds of millions like in NYC.

 

[jaF0]

If you want some fun, look up German Bosque of southern Florida.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...-fighting-police-lawsuit-by-elderly-blind-man

City spends more than $1 million fighting police lawsuit by elderly blind man

Here's a big time lawsuit by a white dude.

Now all you racist pigs can shut the fuck up.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

In the old days the niggers lynched each other cause the sheriff had no time to waste on them. Niggers dint fool with trees, what they did was take the nigger to the river, tie one end of the rope to his neck, and one end to a cross tie, and push the asshole off the trestle.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Thing is, you sue, and the city pays. The settlement ain't gonna come from the police dept budget. Which means, you sue, and they cut down on schoolbooks or something. And it's all forgotten the next fiscal year.

Which is why you have to hit them repeatedly and often.

 

[jaF0]

Which is why you have to hit them repeatedly and often.

Which is why the unions and pension funds should be targeted in these suits.

 

[jaF0]

I was thinking of this proposal earlier today when I read the story of an 11 year old killed in a police chase that also killed the officer.

ANY time an innocent citizen is killed by police under any circumstances, there should be an automatic payout of one million dollars. No debate or lawsuit necessary. Mandated by statute. Agencies could not refuse to pay or attempt to delay. Required to be paid within 60 days.

Lawsuits could be filed for any amount over and above that under certain circumstances.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Which is why the unions and pension funds should be targeted in these suits.

^^^ Now that is a good idea.

 

[TimTimTyner]

I don't understand why cops are carrying fatal ammunition in the first place. There are lots of options of non-lethal ammunition. It would reduce cop deaths, too, because they wouldn't have to wait until they themselves got shot (at) to shoot. The lead cop could carry a bean bag shot gun and be backed up by a cop with live, lethal ammo.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Fuck you, white people.

Another one from days past.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/07/nyregion/3-million-deal-in-police-killing-of-diallo-in-99.html

Almost five years after Amadou Diallo, an unarmed immigrant from West Africa, died in a hail of 41 police bullets in the Bronx, his family agreed yesterday to a $3 million settlement of its civil lawsuit against New York City.

The agreement ends an infamous case that led to a hotly contested state trial, a federal investigation and ultimately the dismantling of the Police Department's elite Street Crime Unit. In widespread protests, dozens of politicians and others were arrested on civil-disobedience charges, and the bullet-ridden entrance of Mr. Diallo's home became a symbol of the racial tensions renewed by the shooting.

Just after midnight on Feb. 4, 1999, four police officers in the plainclothes Street Crime Unit confronted Mr. Diallo, a 22-year-old street vendor from Guinea, and fired 41 shots, hitting him 19 times as he stood in the doorway of his apartment in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The officers said later that they thought Mr. Diallo resembled a rape suspect and had drawn on a gun on them when they approached. The supposed gun turned out to be a wallet.

After the officers were acquitted of murder, Mr. Diallo's parents sued them and the city, saying that racial profiling by the Police Department was a cause of their son's death.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I don't understand why cops are carrying fatal ammunition in the first place. There are lots of options of non-lethal ammunition. It would reduce cop deaths, too, because they wouldn't have to wait until they themselves got shot (at) to shoot. The lead cop could carry a bean bag shot gun and be backed up by a cop with live, lethal ammo.

^^^ This.