By that line of reasoning, it would seem, that Texas law could state that an officer may torture and then shoot anyone they want and the maximum amount the family could collect would be $50.
Sometimes the law is an ass, and a law such as this combined with a psycho cop is just what the fedgov might be looking for to come up with some nefarious excuse to further trample on states rights.
I’m probably wrong, but look for the Feds to take this to another level.
Perhaps you should read my earlier posts. I actually cited the legal statutes for you. The cop, under TX law, gave her reasonable, lawful orders. She refused them. She broke the law. The cop did not break the law at all. It is that simple.
Nothing he said or did can be proved as racist. You can assume it all you want, but it has to be provable ‘beyond a shadow of a doubt’.
Your ‘torture’ comment is kind of silly because there is a huge difference between torturing someone and being rude to them. One is illegal and the other is not. If you don’t understand that then there isn’t much hope for you. No law in TX allows anyone to torture anyone else.
The feds can only get involved if the cop violated her civil rights or violated the law. He did not! The traffic stop did not cause her death so there isn’t much of a case there...and before anyone starts claiming ‘false imprisonment’ or some other fed charge, please actually read those laws so you’ll understand why none of those can apply in this case (hint: look at the ‘intent’ part of the elements of the offense).
The feds could get involved if the jail failed in some legal obligation that led to her death, but even that is doubtful if there was actually a crime committed and the State punishes the responsible parties. I would not put it past the feds to try and make this a racial issue, but without any evidence, they will probably fail just like in all of the other cases.