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Glorfindel

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1. In an ideal world, Ms Jefferson's family could file a wrongful death lawsuit

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:01 PM

Oct 2019

that would take the murdering policeman for every cent he has or ever hopes to have and would also bankrupt Fort Worth. The only way to stop these killings is to hit 'em in the pocketbook, where it hurts.
Sadly, I'm fairly sure neither of these things will ever happen.

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BREAKING:Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot woman in her own home has resigned faces charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP

In an ideal world, Ms Jefferson's family could file a wrongful death lawsuit Glorfindel Oct 2019 #1

No, if you've seen any of the family members being interviewed, they are no fools. brush Oct 2019 #4

And unfortunately with the bankrupting of the city MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #13

There needs to be a better way to determine who has the cool head needed to be a police officer. brush Oct 2019 #2

But for much longer. Patterson Oct 2019 #3

I would think that a battery of psychological tests Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #9

Agreed. Psych tests to weed out the panicky and trigger-happy and better pay to attact more educated brush Oct 2019 #10

It also doesn't seem like the correct response for a wellness check. LisaM Oct 2019 #11

Yes, it was a 311, non-emergency call. The cop sent obviously never should've been a cop as he... brush Oct 2019 #12

He thought he was still in training mode MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #14

IF this had been a house in a rich neighborhood he would have rang the doorbell first. Runningdawg Oct 2019 #5

This zentrum Oct 2019 #6

No shit dalton99a Oct 2019 #7

Hope he ends up like Amber Guyger - Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #8

FWIW, he had a BS in Physics from UT Arlington 2011 per university records. MarcA Oct 2019 #15

Thoughts and Prayers to the Blame-the-Victim Brigade. Iggo Oct 2019 #16