The ACLU’s policy director Ed Yohnka claims that all these settlements the City of Chicago is paying out in police-related lawsuits demands immediate action. We concur. In 2024, Chicago paid out $107.5million.
Those payouts should serve as a call for immediate action for the city to stop paying out “settlements” for every claim and start litigating every one of them in court. Just days ago the Mayor Johnson would have given the family of a would-be cop killer $1.25M.
Cops drew down on Dexter Reed after he smashed into a squad car trying to drive off from a traffic stop.
Here’s the video.
Instead of pulling out his driver’s license (assuming he had one), Dexter Reed smashed into a squad car trying to pull away from a traffic stop, then he pulled out his illegally possessed pistol and shot at the police, wounding one of the cops. Police did the only polite thing: they fired back in self-defense. The police had better aim. Mr. Reed died face down on the pavement when the smoke cleared.
And Mayor Birdbrain Johnson’s master negotiators inked a deal to pay this guy’s family $1.25 million for trying to kill cops.
What the heck is wrong with these people?
From The Center Square:
American Civil Liberties Union Policy Director Ed Yohnka says the growing number of legal settlements that Chicago taxpayers are being forced to pay out stemming from police misconduct cases calls for immediate action.
“The level and the number of payouts that Chicago taxpayers underwrite each year for officer misconduct, officer abuse, officers breaking protocol really reflects the fact that we need to make an investment in the city in reforming police training and accountability,” Yohnka told The Center Square. “What we see is a system where the system literally allows misbehavior until it costs the city millions of dollars, rather than insisting on good constitutional behavior.”
City data shows taxpayers in 2024 were forced to shell out at least $107.5 million to settle lawsuits against officers alleging misconduct that ranged from wrongful convictions to improper pursuits. In addition to being the most taxpayers have been left on the hook for in any year since 2011, the total also represents a 43% increase over 2023, easily topping the $82 million annually set aside by the city to resolve such cases.
This model citizen would still be alive if those evil downstaters would just give up their modern sporting rifles!!!!!
Just another in a long line of Shitago insane scenarios. They (the dementacrats) claim to care for the people. When in reality they only support the criminals. The ACLU claiming the police need better training is ridiculous. If anyone needs training. It’s the so called leaders in Chicago and Illinois.
The Ghetto Lottery sometimes has 2 winners…. The family of the now deceased shit stain and society. Too bad the taxpayers of Chicago keep electing the worst possible candidates for mayor.
Me thinks, if the civil cases are not going to deposition to establish likely hood of who was at fault and to what degree, then it’s just the city “picking” a winner and awarding a handout. City should be leery that other involved participants may find an avenue to file a counter claim for personal or professional injury.
Here’s some truth that a lot of people don’t realize. Government, be it federal, state, or city, has no money, none, nada, zero. Every cent that it spends, gives away, pisses away, or loses at the craps table comes from the taxpayer. As long as the taxpayer sits there saying nothing about the government’s spending habits the grift will continue.
threaten gbh/death, collect mega $$$ – if ura a ****** asshole