[Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

[Art Deco]

Wayne Price writes:

"I hope these 3 folks sue the ass of the LAPD."

Yes!  Successful wrongful death/civil rights lawsuits do motivate
meaningful change albeit not everywhere and/or not as much as they should.

But here is a problem.  Few people can afford to initiate and continue such
suits against even small governmental agencies.

Except for the fortunate few where the ACLU bears most of the financial
burden, the cost in money and time for such a suit is horrendous.
Attorneys generally will only take such cases on a contingency basis
charging from 1/3 to 2/3 of the eventual financial settlement for their
time, if one is reached, but not their costs..  The plaintiff is
responsible for all the costs which in many cases will eat further into and
sometimes totally consume all the plaintiff's share of the settlement; in
the worst cases the plaintiff though winning a large settlement will still
be at a loss because their share of the settlement does not cover the total
costs.

Going through a civil trial is a huge, exhausting emotional and time
expense.  Sometimes even a large settlement is seen not to be worth the
result.  The rules of civil procedure allow the process to be subjected to
delays and all sorts frustrating, sometimes unnecessary side trips.

And then there is the problem of getting at the truth.  LE officials tend
to stick together and that often involves egregious perjury.  It also can
involve harassment in various forms of the plaintiff.  Many jurisdictions
have passed regulations/laws that prohibit the interviewing by
investigators of officers involved in shooting incidents from 24 to 72
hours afterward, ostensibly because the stress of incident may distort the
officer's "clear recollection."  In truth, thsee regulations were enacted
to give LE officials time to construct sometimes a mostly perjured version
of what really happened.  The Code of Silence strongly discourages even the
most honest LE officer from objecting and telling the truth.

I hope that suits are initiated; the plaintiffs receive and keep
substantial judgments,  But most of all I hope these suits and public
pressure and outrage bring about meaningful change that greatly lowers the
probability of similar incidents in the future.

w.



On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>wrote:

> And, to go farther, I think the LAPD needs to be ridiculed over this one.
> This Dorner guy has them either so angry they are chewing nails or so
> frightened they are pissing their pants that they would apparently fire on
> a blind target just in the hopes that it was him.  To have something like
> this happen is a complete breakdown in their policies and procedures.  They
> deserve to be made fun of for years as everyone's go-to meme for how not to
> react to something like this.  The LAPD should have to work their asses off
> to convince the rest of the world that they have whatever problems caused
> this well under control before we stop giving them hell for this.
>
> I'm glad to see they put those six guys on administrative leave pending an
> investigation.  That's the very least that should have happened, and it
> probably should have happened five minutes after they realized what had
> gone down.  So while they are moving, reluctantly, in the right direction
> I'm still not overawed by their reaction to this.
>
> Paul
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
> *To:*
> *Cc:* vision2020 at moscow.com
> *Sent:* Monday, February 11, 2013 11:58 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Hmmm . . .
>
>  It's black humor and it made me laugh, not at the victims but at the
> LAPD. I don't think anyone's laughing at the victims.
>
> Sunil
>
> ------------------------------
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:48:55 -0800
> To: bear at moscow.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Hmmm . . .
>
> Then y'all agree with Mr. Foucahon's "LOL" comment on his Facebook page
> that the related shooting of innocent citizens is funny?
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> They didn't do it once with just the older hispanic women, they did it
> twice!  Seems like a very reasonable thing to do with the LAPD!
> And when you look at the photos released by the LAPD, the shots are in the
> BACK of the pick-up trucks they shot up!
>
> Wayne
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
>
> GIven that the LAPD apparently shot the last time with no warning, this
> seems reasonable to me.
>
> Paul
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 11, 2013 11:08 AM
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] Hmmm . . .
>
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>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
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