Finally, a Good Decision
It's been years, maybe even decades since we've seen common sense prevail at the City Council - don't get used to it:
A key City Council panel on Friday rejected a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed in a hail of Chicago police gunfire after he shot and wounded an officer during a controversial West Side traffic stop last year.
Two months after the payout had stalled in the Finance Committee amid bitter opposition from some of the Council’s staunchest police allies, it was turned down by a 12-15 vote, blocking it from consideration by the full Council next week.
City lawyers had recommended the settlement, arguing that taking the case to court would cost taxpayers several times as much money to defend with outside counsel.
But a vocal bloc of Council members rejected settling in a case that saw Reed fire the first shot before officers instantly returned dozens of bullets that continued even after the 26-year-old went down, authorities have said.
- “I don’t want to be associated with any conversation that justifies the shooting of a Chicago police officer. This is a bad day for Chicago, if this is the way the conversation is going to go,” Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) said.
“When I hear someone vocalize that they don’t know if they would do anything different than what this young man did to try to take the lives of Chicago police officers, if they were in that same situation, what the hell is going on in this room?” [Ald. Ray Lopez (15th)] said.
“We have an officer who nearly lost his hand because this young man took it upon himself to open fire,” Lopez added. “Yes, his loss is unfortunate, but he is the responsible party for it. You want to settle because you say it’s cheaper. You are sending a message to every criminal, and you are also sending a message to every officer on the street, that their lives do not matter any more.”
The family claims "racism!" the way ignorant people (or folks) always do. The black offender shot a black officer as his first target, so who's the actual racist? The tact team was actually racially balanced and reflective of the city as a whole.
This was a can of worms that shouldn't be opened. Ever. Because there is a subset of people (or folks) who will actually attempt to get shot for the resultant payoff. We met more than a few over the decades, all most likely mentally ill to some extent, but all wanting to get shot or bragging about it after they succeeded.
UPDATE: This was the Finance committee only. Trust Conehead or his lackeys to try to find a procedural end-around at some point.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
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It won’t last. They will pay when no one is paying attention.
Let the Reed family go to Federal court. That should take at least 5 years to reach an actual trial.
It’s a good decision, but you have to wonder if the officer that got shot had been white whether they would’ve come to the same conclusion or whether they would’ve caved.
SCC, you hit the nail on the head when you said there are people and folks who try to get shot to get the payoff.
Two stories. First is an offender who walked into a CPD station (not named to protect the victim officer). The offender puts his wallet and keys on the counter, then points a gun at an officer at the desk (not wearing body armor). Another officer fires, striking the offender in a place causing the offender to drop the gun. In the ambulance, offender was crying and screaming that the officer was supposed to kill him.
Next story is a little different but involves a payout. How many have heard about family members taking out life insurance policies on their gang banging children and grandchildren? It had and does happen. And the companies pay out.
What better way to provide for your kin than to get killed by a CPD officer?
The family of St. George of Fentanyl got $27 million, way more than George could have provided in 200 lifetimes.
OT:
Update on the Sig P320 per FOP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wJ_uyUw1KQ
Who is the lawyer representing the deceased?
Which righteous pastor recruited the lawyer?
Let's not forget to give credit to the legal bottom feeders who have been thriving off the backs of taxpayers.
But he was a good boy
Officer Saint Louis is about to go on no pay status because he’s been IOD over year 10-1 benefit Tuesday at FOP hall come and support him
According to some aldermen. It’s just cheaper when an officer is killed while engaging the criminal. Let that sink in before conducting that next traffic stop, people. Explanation for the thick headed tac tickle teams: you are expandable.
Some of the aldermanic comments are off the rails…..
“Walter burnet says” imagine what a person would do if someone came up on you like that 🤪🤪🤪
Hey Walter …..there are police cars with lights sirens, gunshots were fired by offender then police returned fire. Good lord this goofy alderman is trying to make up a whole new story
Wow super surprised they stopped the lottery win. These lazy lawyers just want a bigly payday.
A step in the right direction
Dexter fought the law and the law won. The city should be looking to recover medical costs related to the treatment of the injured officer from his estate. Paying out money to award his criminal conduct is preposterous.
Maybe if we had competent lawyers in the law department to defend against bullshit lawsuits, we would come out ahead !
WHO are the idiots that voted yes for the payout? Would be nice to know who are the others who voted no.
I would bet if you sat reeds "peers" on a jury you would pay out 200 quadrillion.
Next up, stop paying criminals and their accomplices for being involved in vehicle crashes that they've caused.
but his family already booked their trip to disney world,,,, dat be raciss !!!
Slightly off topic...Prince George's County Md. ... A sweet young thing...
https://youtu.be/_cV9jQ9JSaQ?si=oVGwl90yUCTOTSKT
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UPDATE: This was the Finance committee only. Trust Conehead or his lackeys to try to find a procedural end-around at some point.
Exactly he needs to cut the check so his "campaign" gets it's kick back.
Yo play daddy was a millionaire and left you the bills..
Oh I’m sure they’ll end up getting a couple bucks.
If this piece of garbage Dexter Reed was willing to shoot at police, what's the chance that someone cutting in front of him at the gas station or a road rage incident will get fired upon in his own little world or his ghetto mindset?
PERJURY: New Ruling In Lawsuit Over George Floyd Case Reveals Neck Restraint Was A Legit Tactic - Liz Collin
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The parasite fambly members should be billed for the cost of the ammo used to take down their shithead relative. They should receive NOTHING, ever.
The Wizard of Wood Street Says:
Lawsuit Plaintiff wins the fixed from Day One Case,OK’d & paid the paid by City Corruptocrats , corrupt Judge OK’s, corrupt victims get money, pay off their corrupt lawyers, who in turn kickback $$$ to
those city Officials and Judge who OK’d the Lawsuit payoff money. The Circle of Life in Chicago. And the Feds play stupid because they’re too lazy to actually investigate properly, and some get an envelope too.
Small victory. Family is still suing and some judge will give them many millions
If they don’t get their way, they cry racism! This shit is getting old! The only people believing them are dumb white woman and the men they have emasculated!
Hey, Wally, it wasn’t “someone “ who “came up on” little Dexter; it was the police. Thankfully, most citizens would NOT shoot at the police approaching them. In fact, thankfully, most citizens don’t put themselves in the position of having to have the police approach them. You’re getting your share, Wally. Don’t worry about Dexter’s kin.
In this world of soft ass "Demolition Man" policing , nobody is going out of their way to get in a shooting yet alone any interaction with anybody. With that said, the general pattern being noticed is discrimination and racism against police. The black community is stuck on being racist. Our police community is diverse and we as police get along fine with other coworkers of different races. This isn't the 1960s ! The department is mainly hiring Hispanic now but there are still many black and white officers in the mix that have not hit 50 yet.. In fact, when we hang out off duty we poke fun of one another without worrying about CRs and libtarded things hahaha. Whike truth nothing but the truth aint no thang!
As the jingle goes, "I been in a wreck an I need a check!"
No, ghetto lottery for these motherfuckers ! Burn in Hell Dexter !
Isn’t he going on duty disability?
Spoken like a true convicted felon, which he is.
The reporting on this into todays Chicago Tribune was disgraceful. The attorney for the Reed family could not have stated a better case for a payoff in a press release if he had wrote it himself.
Is that the same Walter Burnet from Cabrini o green who was arrested for armed robbery.
What a stupid ass comment. Why should the city reimburse officers for their own personal weapons? City did not force someone's hand to purchase any type or brand of weapon, each officer's choice. Also, can J-Kitty once do any statement without belittling someone personally? Very unprofessional.
I'm in Quinn's ward and he's pretty good! No, I don't work for the city...
Who’s in charge of Recruitment?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-department-applicants-interview-leads-arrests-2016-kidnapping-rape-investigation-prosecutors-say/16158952/?ex_cid=TA_WLS_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7gR_szelmFvg2A9NnWRyNKDzvx2_xHpsCZut0BnckZ-iX4K3PwQ-kX1MYzkw_aem_5ceYYa4kSSMfKEimVmR0aQ#onusb1qxxt9qf81gglnknspspu1bdhxu
Did you see the ignorant comment from Walter Burnett?? “If I someone approached my car in that neighborhood, I would’ve shot also”. Clown!!
There needs to be a statutory cap on these legal awards. Maybe $100,000.
Google is your friend genius...
For the 35 years I’ve been paying attention, the City of Chicago has been settling the cases they should fight, and fighting the cases they should settle. While my optimism is very low, this is a small step in the right direction.
There's always that progressive-liberal conceit: "it's cheaper to settle than go to trial". Yes, perhaps in single claim it's easier to "settle and pay", but such policy has created Chicago's "ghetto lottery" process of making certified city-funded lucky millionaires out of criminals' blood relatives, including estranged aunts and uncles, 2nd cousins, and baby-mammas.
Start outing the shitbirds on the job, we all know quite a few have been hired the last 5-7 years
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-department-applicants-interview-leads-arrests-2016-kidnapping-rape-investigation-prosecutors-say/16158952/
Race doesn’t matter if you threaten an officer with death or great bodily harm . You should get a free exam at the Medical Examiner Office.
You threaten an officer with your hands you may get tased or a visit to local hospital emergency room.
Honestly, to me 1.25 million is safe and it ends any stress for the officers. I would leave this 100 percent up to the officers who are getting sued. If they want to settle for this amount then do it, if they want to fight then fight. For them, this may be the end of a lot of stress they don’t want or need. Also, jury trials are tricky things. Plaintiffs attorney will harp on the stop.. harp on how stops happen on the west side.. how he believes there was no justified reason for the stop. It has zero to do with the use of force but it’s a slick lawyer trick. They will paint the officers as over zealous. They will say they shot way too many times. They will say it could have been handled differently. Other tactics could have been used. Etc etc. now I’m not saying ANYTHiNG that I just posted is true, but in civil court you don’t need facts.. you can make your opinions truth to sway a jury. 1.25 million can quickly become 15 million plus now paying attorney costs for another 5 million plus. Go with the 1.25, family gets about 700k which will be gone in about a year and they will be back where they started.
If anyone has any brains they'll learn this department, city, mayor and SUP will throw you to the wolves if you do "something" that's not likeable by them to the point you will die, self-substract yourself, lose your marriage, lose your family, lose your sanity, pension, peace of mind etc. For what? ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN. Why anyone still does any TAC work in places like 015/011/006/005/004/007/003/009/010 is BEYOND stupid, the local population hates you and is a lifetime hater of the police, they also have probably a speed dial list of every big time police attacking counsel on their phone to get you. They also are the first people to come after you to drop your assets down in a suit, just remember that when you want to pull another blue card or gun for that daily "head". Just look at Stillman, they crucified him in everyway and he's not even reinstated by the sheer political hurricane that went through him. These criminals are financing their future shithead families endeavors through these deadly encounters they create on-purpose, they know the game.
Retired Cop here: Time to stop the gravy train efforts to shake down the city
What estate? It’s a shithead.
Walter "Stick 'em Up" Burnett is a ghetto, felon mutt. It is disappointing, but not surprising, that he would utter such a sentiment.
Can’t wait until Kim Foxx starts representing these criminals. It will take about one month for the city be ACTUALLY bouncing checks.
There were some guys in 004 years ago that did exactly that.
THe injured officer should hire a lawyer who will countersue the offender for said pain and suffering hopefully the court will subtract any award and compensate the injured officer.
Another tactic by plaintiffs is to constantly refer to you as the "defendant," planting the seeds in the minds of the jury that you are the criminal
Because the city authorized it for years.
Has an attempt to work out some type of trade in of the P320 with Sig Sauer for a different model?
I personally carried the P220 and it remains my choice-ever since retiring my Colt Python. I guess I’m dating myself.
Retired, 30+
Don't really have to wonder.
"What a stupid ass comment. Why should the city reimburse officers for their own personal weapons?"
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Well read the contract dumb-shit.
Any changes to any equipment or uniforms must be covered by the city:
Section 21.4 — Uniform Change or Modification The Employer shall pay for the first issue of any change in, or modification of, the prescribed uniform announced and effective after November 15, 1981.
His mama said he had a new car!
Remember, Jim Edgar was the one who took care of Walter Burnett.
Will take a while, can’t just purchase 2,000 guns immediately and then have all of them qualify with it. Even if you went to every local gun shop they’d run out fast. Will have to order them probably.
One of the recruiter’s shot her boyfriend, then he threatened some coworkers because she was flirting with them, and she threw him under the bus and got him arrested while sleeping with the friends. Can’t make it up, ask if you don’t know who.
Can someone shoot me and violate my rights on camera. Don’t kill me, just want a few million dollars for very little work. You can punch me in the face a few times at a protest if you want or whatever. Just have some bills to pay and want to go to Japan.
“When I hear someone [Burnett, the felon] vocalize that they don’t know if they would do anything different than what this young man did to try to take the lives of Chicago police officers, if they were in that same situation, what the hell is going on in this room?” [Ald. Ray Lopez (15th)] said.
Reed didn't just threaten an officer. He shot one.
It is reported, this decision has the family VERY disappointed. Ya think!?
Screw that. Leaving it up to the individual coppers will result in the same thing happening now. Most won't want the prospect of a trial even if they think they were 1000% correct in their actions. The money grab by these p.o.s plaintiffs and lawyers will just continue. I say fight all cases where the circumstances are overwhelmingly in our favor (like this one) and only settle the ones that are overwhelmingly not (say like a JVD). Those going to trial, fight for a bench trial. In recent history they've actually had better outcomes than a jury
This was a known thing the day the Chief and Deputy Chief of the Minneapolis P.D. testified that the manual contained no directives about neck restraints. Just in black and white. Officer Chavin's mother had 2 copies of that training manual. The Chief was actually in that photo of the neck restraint in the manual. The judge denied the defense's request for admission. The manual was one of the main pieces of evidence of the defense. There was no way this would be a fair trial, and the appeal would be denied. Minnesota and Chicago have a lot in common for the fix against the police. Please read Liz Collin's book about this travesty of justice.
The Corporation Counsel's office is "Let's Make a Deal", and The City Council is the banker. I agree with another poster that there is no (real) reason the city should not hire competent attorneys to defend the city in these money grab lawsuits. Of course, the reason is no give-a-ways, no "donations".
Agreed. We should know specificallywho on the city council is against us
you are exactly right
Send his fambily a fucking bill for his autopsy! Call it a day!
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