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So, here’s the thing about settlements paid to families whose loved ones have been harmed or killed by police:
The family deserves every single penny.
*And also (not but)* its taxpayer money and does nothing to hold officers accountable or prevent future harm.
The family deserves every single penny.
*And also (not but)* its taxpayer money and does nothing to hold officers accountable or prevent future harm.
It’s being reported that the settlement in the case of Breonna Taylor’s family includes some reforms that are little to none of what local organizers have been demanding.
A housing credit so the police can live closer?
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/09/15/breonna-taylor-shooting-city-louisville-settles-family/5792731002/
A housing credit so the police can live closer?
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/09/15/breonna-taylor-shooting-city-louisville-settles-family/5792731002/
Defunding police as a pathway to abolition also means reinvesting the hundreds of millions of tax dollars that go toward misconduct settlements.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/millions-lawsuit-settlements-hidden-cost-police-misconduct-legal/story?id=70999540
https://abcnews.go.com/US/millions-lawsuit-settlements-hidden-cost-police-misconduct-legal/story?id=70999540
IF police are going to exist, some suggest they carry liability insurance at *minimum,* so the cost of their misconduct is not passed right back to the communities they abuse.
I think we must do much more, but families who deserve to sue should @ least be paid out by cops.
I think we must do much more, but families who deserve to sue should @ least be paid out by cops.
The truth is, though, that the loss of human life manifests in many costs over time.
Opportunity costs, costs to the mental health of the family, the cost of safety, educational opportunity...you name it. The family pays over and over again. It’s never just $
Opportunity costs, costs to the mental health of the family, the cost of safety, educational opportunity...you name it. The family pays over and over again. It’s never just $
(Speaking of, I think part of why Trump wants to “win” again is he doesn’t want massive suits for his negligence over COVID, but that’s another story for another day...)
Anyway, I don’t have a pretty bow to this and neither does Breonna’s family. They deserve everything they’ll get-and I also know every family would just rather have their loved one back.
#BreonnaTaylor should be alive.
That’s the only justice there could be.
#BreonnaTaylor should be alive.
That’s the only justice there could be.
