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TexasTowelie

(116,780 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:49 AM Jul 2018

Slain woman's family sues Minneapolis police for $50M

July 25 (UPI) -- The family of a woman shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she made a 911 call has filed a civil suit against the department that seeks $50 million in damages.

The family of Justine Damond says in the suit the officers involved "deprived" investigators and jurors of audio and video evidence related to the July 15, 2017, shooting by intentionally leaving their body cameras switched off.

The lawsuit names both officers, the Minneapolis Police Department, former Police Chief Janee Harteau and current Police Chief Medaria Arradondo as defendants.

It faults the department for a lack of body camera training and "policies to avoid the improper use of deadly force."

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/07/25/Slain-womans-family-sues-Minneapolis-police-for-50M/5801532512905/

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Slain woman's family sues Minneapolis police for $50M (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP

Good Jake Stern Jul 2018 #1

Understand that Minnesota Law Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #2

The lawyers are probably well aware of the law IronLionZion Jul 2018 #3

that's the law but Randomthought Jul 2018 #4

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

1. Good

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:15 AM

Jul 2018

Minneapolis needs to pay out the ass for this.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Understand that Minnesota Law

Reply to Jake Stern (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:37 AM

Jul 2018

only allows 1.4 million pay out. Going to get damn messy.

IronLionZion

(46,973 posts)

3. The lawyers are probably well aware of the law

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 12:02 PM

Jul 2018

and have ways to deal with it

Randomthought

(891 posts)

4. that's the law but

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 26, 2018, 05:34 PM

Jul 2018

the city almost always settles for far more than 1.4 million. MPLS city council just pays the settlements, shrugs their shoulders and and raises taxes

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