Jim Rogers during his High School ears.
Posted on 01/05/2024 8:43:35 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
PITTSBURGH — Despite concerns raised by the city of Pittsburgh solicitor and the city council president after a series of 11 Investigates reports into the Jim Rogers tasing incident, the city controller has made the first payment to the family of Jim Rogers to settle the wrongful death lawsuit.
Just several weeks ago, both the city solicitor and the council president vowed to delay the payment after 11 Investigates raised more questions about the settlement.
Chief Investigator Rick Earle obtained a copy of the $4 million check the city sent to Rogers’ family.
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Just last month Earle exclusively reported that Rogers had cocaine in his system, may have been in alcohol withdrawal, and hadn’t taken his seizure medication at the time of the tasing.
A medical expert for the police union claims Rogers died from a seizure disorder.
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Briefly, the suspect was resisting arrest and was tased by Pittsburgh police, which allegedly led to his death shortly afterward.
There was a big uproar and his family was awarded a big settlement of course (as this happened shortly after the George Floyd case), but it came out later that he most likely died of unrelated causes. The City Solicitor and Council President wanted to hold up the settlement, but apparently they proceeded with it anyway.
The city seems to be falling apart like others
Video Crime is “just out of control” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, says one local business owner — as other businesses flee the Democrat-run city.
Jan 5, 2024
https://rumble.com/v45afvx-crime-is-just-out-of-control-in-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-says-one-local-busi.html
The Ghetto Lottery.
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