
Originally Posted by
wango
H, you may be confusing meth with PCP, maybe. With regard to pain (and added strength).
I am not addressing the death or the validity of the settlement. I’m just thinking they “settled” early to protect against civil law-suits after the court case(s). OJ won his court case but was sued for 33 million 25 years ago. If the officer wins, well it turns out they made a poor decision. The fact that they paid might tell you something about the confidence of the officers getting off. Because if he does get charged, the family could demand a hell of a lot more.
Additionally how many more cops are involved? And the family can sue for their actions as well. The family could also sue the entire dept. and everyone else involved. They potentially could make a LOT more based upon the upcoming court decisions.
Plus they are saving on millions of dollars of potential legal fees in the future.
At 27 million, they just might be getting off on the cheap.