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    bassguitarheroHudson Hongo
    7/13/15 11:08pm

    City of NY thought that it was worth $6 million to not have to claim liability in Eric Garner’s death, but it still wasn’t worth charging the cop who murdered him.

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      NoButWait Hates Your GoT Fan Theoriesbassguitarhero
      7/14/15 10:30am

      Yeah not only did they not charge him, they didn’t even fire him. Just moved him to desk duty. And now he’s lobbying to get back on the beat. What job could you possibly cost your employer $6 million and still keep your employment status?

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      TheCoolerking101NoButWait Hates Your GoT Fan Theories
      7/14/15 11:14am

      You want the real answer? It’s called a “union job.” It’s cases like this that give unions a bad name in America. But for the Police Union’s unconditional backing of this killer, he’d be off the force.

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    matt.maraHudson Hongo
    7/13/15 11:23pm

    The City of New York settled with the family. That means either of two things:

    1. The city wanted to avoid a potentially lengthy trial they knew they would lose due to public sentiment. Or...
    2. The city knew that the officer did something wrong.

    I’m going to go with “all of the above” here.

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      MisterPigginsmatt.mara
      7/14/15 3:57am

      Nah, he did something wrong but they figured the family wouldn’t push the issue.

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      mcgoonMisterPiggins
      7/14/15 4:23am

      Huh? Then why not offer much less? NYC was concerned that the family was going to push the issue which is why they settled at $5.9M. They did not want the publicity of a trial.

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    ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and BokeHudson Hongo
    7/13/15 11:09pm

    At the rate we’re going with these murdering cops and big payouts, we’ll be living in an open-air debtor’s prison of ultra-high taxes and even more murdering cops and state surveillance by about the time Millenials reach retirement age and they can be turned into food.

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      gramercypolice╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and Boke
      7/13/15 11:11pm

      The United States of Greece!

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      Kaye Syrah Syrah╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and Boke
      7/14/15 8:24am

      Be fair: an open air debtor’s prison is better than those old kind....very next-gen. So that’s progress of a sort, right?

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    notsomethingstructuralHudson Hongo
    7/13/15 11:23pm

    I for one am thrilled to pay my $1 in additional tax so that NYPD could escape a murder prosecution or an admission of guilt in using unlawful tactics to kill an unarmed man.

    I just thank god we don’t need things like working transit or functional schools or public housing. Could you imagine?

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      EatTheCheeseNicholsonHudson Hongo
      7/13/15 11:18pm

      And here come the assholes with the “but but but Garner was never going to earn that much money over his lifetime!” foolishness.

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        COMINTEatTheCheeseNicholson
        7/13/15 11:31pm

        So speculation is stupid? You think he was going to earn that much? You’re against true statements? I don’t get what your point is.

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        Tondahlaya.DelavintamigliaCOMINT
        7/13/15 11:58pm

        The point is, that is a ridiculous argument against having to pay for the grief and misery and heartache the police put that family through. By that logic, if he was 99, the family gets what? $50?

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      SolutionsCostHudson Hongo
      7/13/15 11:03pm

      Sweet Mama yall damn sure posted this fast! And sweet screamin baby Jesus thats a good amount. Not convinced its worth a life, but hopefully it will send a message to the city to harness these rouge police officers.

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        TheNeed2SolutionsCost
        7/13/15 11:08pm

        I don’t think we really use the term “Red” anymore when we’re talking about people we don’t approve of. Communism is pretty dead at this point.

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        chaponeTheNeed2
        7/13/15 11:17pm

        rogue?

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      Cherith CutestoryHudson Hongo
      7/13/15 11:13pm

      Woah, that’ll be a huge hit to the pension fund! Oh...

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        MisterMcGibbletsHudson Hongo
        7/13/15 11:32pm

        the City has not admitted liability.

        City of New York has agreed to pay $5.9 million

        LOL, fine. $5.9 million is about as close as NYC will ever come to admitting liability.

        Good.

        About that whole “wants back on the force” thing... Not happening after -$6M. Enjoy the desk. It’s better than the needle you deserve.

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          Bill DedmanHudson Hongo
          7/13/15 11:20pm
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            serendous sHudson Hongo
            7/14/15 7:50am

            But it’s a small price to pay for being kept safe from dangerous criminals like Eric Garner, right?

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