Posted on 01/29/2015 7:48:37 AM PST by PROCON
He menaced cops with a machete and the city paid him for it.
A Brooklyn thug who was shot by officers while waving an 18-inch blade at them and later sued the department for $3 million got a $5,000 settlement from the city even though his own attorney said the shooting was probably justified.
Ruhim Ullah, 24, had pleaded guilty to menacing a police officer after the 2010 confrontation, in which he was shot once in the leg by a cop trying to stop him from attacking officers with the machete, according to his lawyer.
Despite his admission of guilt, Ullah still filed a $3 million lawsuit, accusing the officers of wrongdoing.
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Five grand is the eptimoe of a “nuisance settlement”
He should try it again and chance another $5,000
Shoot better next time, officers.
We have officially stepped into the twilight zone...or is it Bizzarro World?
The city has lawyers on staff who get a salary whether they’re in court or not. They could have easily waited out this chump until his lawyer gave up knowing he was never going to see a payday on this case. They’re just lazy government employees, no different than some drone at the DMV.....
“Ruhim Ullah”
Gotta pay jizyah to the muhammadens.
"..someway somehow, big bird DeMoron is behind this..."
Even if it saves money on an individual case to settle, it’s both immoral and costly. If NYC had a policy of paying legitimate settlements but fighting until everyone dies of old age for nuisance lawsuits, no one would file frivolous claims like this one. By settling, they have encouraged a lot more of these groundless lawsuits.
“We have officially stepped into the twilight zone...or is it Bizzarro World?”
Typical behavior in what should be addressed as “Neu Yuk Sh*ty”.
Those treasonous bachelor’s children have supported tyranny since the days of teh American Revolution, when many supported King George.
ANYthing for a buck, some elses, preferably - the motto of Neu Yuk Sh*ty then, now, forever.
Head shots save a bunch of fuss and bother.
“Ruhim Ullah”
The name explains it all.
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