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Woman punched on film by California Highway Patrol officer reaches $1.5M settlement
Foxnew.com ^ | September 25, 2014 | Fox News

Posted on 09/24/2014 9:59:24 PM PDT by Pox

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To: Pox

The incident was caught on “FILM”? Really?

That is so annoying.


21 posted on 09/25/2014 3:15:31 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

Well, it’s a generational thing. When I was a young coach I watched the football “film.” Now that I’m an old coach I still watch the football “film” even though it’s technically all digital now.

At the games I still automatically yell “offsides” when the offense moves early, because it used to be “offsides, offense” or “offsides, defense” not “illegal motion.”


22 posted on 09/25/2014 3:29:15 AM PDT by pajama pundit (I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution.)
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To: Mastador1

This is an institutional problem, not an individual problem.


23 posted on 09/25/2014 3:57:26 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: Pox

Thank goodness the officer saved her from possibly injury to herself by beating her to death. (What a piece of crap. This guy should be in jail.)

24 posted on 09/25/2014 4:19:34 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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To: Pox

Pox, What does that matter in the context of the “peace” officer beating this woman? I could care less what she does with her money.


25 posted on 09/25/2014 5:08:20 AM PDT by zek157
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To: maine-iac7

Lawyer about 33% if this did not go to court. No IRS taxes as this was settlement for injury. Still most who get windfall like this spend it all within 5 years.


26 posted on 09/25/2014 6:09:03 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: Pox; GeronL

How much of it came out of the officer’s pending pension?


27 posted on 09/25/2014 6:29:25 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: DariusBane

it take individuals to make up an institution. It obvious that either psych evaluations were not done or there is no process of ongoing psych evaluations. Policing is a high stress job, one of the reasons why alcoholism,domestic violence and suicides are so high among peace officers.


28 posted on 09/25/2014 7:53:36 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Pox

Well you would be wrong. The $1.5 million is being set up as a Trust for the lady. That way nobody can take advantage of her.


29 posted on 09/25/2014 8:05:59 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“but how is showering a trainload of tax-payer money on the victim justice?”

Its not about the victim its about punishing a police dept for wrongful behavior so they will stop doing it. Hitting these agencies in the pocketbook is the only way to effect change. They don’t just suddenly feel remorse.


30 posted on 09/25/2014 8:08:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: zek157

Outrage over this cop beating this woman was expressed in multiple threads back when it was first posted, so I didn’t see any reason to keep beating a dead horse.

I simply wondered how long it will take the victim to be back out on the streets even after receiving a large settlement that could possibly help her turn her life around, but probably won’t in the long run.

The cop got what he deserved, fired, but probably should see jail time IMO.


31 posted on 09/25/2014 8:22:47 AM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: Mastador1

I don’t disagree. But institutions create culture, practices, policies, and hire those that fit in. Until Law Enforcement changes who they are how they train and expectations then we will get bad reaults. Training practices and outcomes are fairly uniform accross the country. We have money grubbing violent law enforcement eveeywhere. See what I am saying?


32 posted on 09/25/2014 8:28:42 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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