Family of Tony Robinson, man shot by Madison police, to receive $3.35 million

[TexasTowelie]

The family of an Madison teenager fatally shot by a police officer will receive $3.35 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over his death.

The settlement came as a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil in Madison said for the first time his office is reviewing the shooting along with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice — a development welcomed by attorneys for the teen's family.

The decision to settle the case ignited a furious response from local law enforcement, who said the officer should have had the chance to defend himself in court.

Tony Robinson Jr., a 19-year-old biracial man, was unarmed when he was shot and killed by Madison police officer Matt Kenny in March 2015. Kenny was responding to 911 calls about Robinson being aggressive and behaving erratically. Robinson's death sparked large, but peaceful, protests throughout the city.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2017/02/23/family-tony-robinson-man-shot-madison-police-receive-335-million-lawyers-say/98292352/

[CincyDem]

1. Outsourcing responsibility.

So, taxpayers foot this bill on this rather than the guy who pulled the trigger. Until the shooters start to feel accountable in these killings, we're going to keep paying the bills.

This is NOT so quibble about the payment - it's the least we could do...and I do mean "least". But we'll never clear the barrel of bad apples when we keep throwing guys like the shooter back in.

Between our defense (offense) spending and stuff like this, I'l really like to understand how much of my tax dollar goes to killing people. This is just f'ing insane. To be clear - this payment not insane...the fact that we have to keep doing this time after time because we're letting the shooters off the hook...insane.