Amici said she planned to attend a Long Beach City Council meeting to talk about the verdict and asked that Shurtleff and Ortiz lose their badges.
Biele said her family is now going to urge that Shurtleff and Ortiz face criminal prosecution.
Galipo supports the family, he said in this case he was not sure the officers' actions rose to the level of homicide.
Notice that the police thugs who gunned him down have so far faced NO consequences for killing him. I especially like the quote that the polic actins didn't rise to the level of homicide. I guess he didn't really die.
Bottom line is if you're murdered by the police you will not get any justice, and the murderers will go free.
I remember this case. No liability for the anti-freedom busybody who told the police that he had a gun?
The person who called this in has some level of culpability.
***family awarded $6.5 million ***
I am reminded of the scene in THE PRINCESS BRIDE where Inigo Montoya confronts the murderer of his father.
Villan: I’ll give you anything! What to you want!
Montoya: I want my father back you son of a bitch!
Can the police give this family back their father/son?
...Zerby...suddenly brought his hands up into a firing position, aiming directly at Ortiz...
Truly a sad set of facts.
Did Ortiz happen to be wearing plain clothes or was he in uniform when Zerby pointed at him with what everyone agrees appeared to be a firearm?
If the former, was there an appropriate opportunity for the police to announce their presence? If in plain clothes, Ortiz could have been you or me, or someone's teenage son.
If Ortiz was in uniform, what should LEOs do, with or without a warning, when they have good reason to believe they are at immediate risk?
That person should be in prison.
I expect to see a sharp increase in these sorts of incidents within the next few years.
They shot him 12 times and did not even identify themselves.
And the cops who did it will never be prosecuted for murder.