I used to be a roofer.
No. $70,000 is NOT a tidy sum.
Roofing is a tremendously physically demanding profession. It can also be one of the highest paid labor jobs on the market.
If the man suffers any long term effects from the gunshot wound, it will hurt his chances to earn a living at his profession for the rest of his life.
True, life is "full of unfairness and injury," but we are not talking about unfairness or injury, but rather a MAN WHO WAS WRONGFULLY SHOT BY THE POLICE! Egads man, you can't tell the difference between slipping on a wet spot in Krogers and being shot by a cop?
"...True, life is "full of unfairness and injury," but we are not talking about unfairness or injury, but rather a MAN WHO WAS WRONGFULLY SHOT BY THE POLICE! Egads man, you can't tell the difference between slipping on a wet spot in Krogers and being shot by a cop?..."
Reeses, we're not talking about a "Lottery Jackpot" for this man. The average roofer must smack a couple thousand nails a season using hammers and nailguns. Could you imagine the impact on his ability to do that (or similar jobs) after catching a couple bullets? If he is an average laborer an employer is not going to hold a position open while he completes physical rehabilitation for his injuries.
It would almost be worse if he was the owner/operator of the roofing company. His business could easily go down the tubes while he is recuperating. If he doesn't have trusted managers running the place the business could find itself belly-up in a matter of weeks. Small proprietorships can't absorb too many traumatic episodes without an experienced leader at the helm.
The simple fact-of-the-matter is that a man was standing on a rooftop (likely watching events unfold before him) when he started to receive incoming gunfire. Could you imagine the split-second of fright as you see the firearms being leveled in your direction?
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