Remember the Black Guy Who Cops Mistook Him For Someone Else, and Broke His Wrist...Settled For $350,000

[arnoldwsimmons]

$350,000 settlement offered in police takedown of wrong man

Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a police officer violently slammed him in the ground, later saying he mistakenly believed the man had an outstanding arrest warrant. The settlement proposal approved Thursday by the...

www.yahoo.com

 

[godofwine]

Too low. ACAB. FTP

 

[durham]

Seems low for a broken limb.

 

[dbluesun]

Too low. ACAB. FTP

hey,that might be a windfall for him

 

[RAY V.]

I don't remember this but i'll take it $350,000...Hell Fuck Yeah

 

[Coldchi]

Still .......
FUCK THE POLICE

 

[illdog]

$350k? Fucked up math...Lawyers get 33%+..broken wrist treatment $10k+..PT $1k+..Life long PTSD, for a cat who already appeared kinda fragile...Priceless

Flash forward 3yrs to the date...

 

[Drayonis]

$350k? Fucked up math...Lawyers get 33%+..broken wrist treatment $10k+..PT $1k+..Life long PTSD, for a cat who already appeared kinda fragile...Priceless

Flash forward 3yrs to the date...

I was just about to say the same thing. The lawyer gonna cop a major chunk of that

 

[trstar]

I was just about to say the same thing. The lawyer gonna cop a major chunk of that

And taxes gonna take 35 - 45%
Not really an adequate take home settlement

 

[zod16]

$350k? Fucked up math...Lawyers get 33%+..broken wrist treatment $10k+..PT $1k+..Life long PTSD, for a cat who already appeared kinda fragile...Priceless

Flash forward 3yrs to the date...

I was just about to say the same thing. The lawyer gonna cop a major chunk of that

And taxes gonna take 35 - 45%
Not really an adequate take home settlement

All of this not to mention that the tax payers are on the hook for the settlement not the police. The police beat your ass and then use your property tax dollars to "settle" with you for it. Only in America...

 

[blackpepper]

Hopefully that is just one of the settlements he has coming. There could be more. For the love of God, there should definitely be lots more coming.

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

$350k? Fucked up math...Lawyers get 33%+..broken wrist treatment $10k+..PT $1k+..Life long PTSD, for a cat who already appeared kinda fragile...Priceless

And taxes gonna take 35 - 45%
Not really an adequate take home settlement

in cases like this typically the city/county/state pays for the plaintiff's lawyers and the IRS doesnt tax the settlement.

 

[playahaitian]

And taxes gonna take 35 - 45%
Not really an adequate take home settlement

You get taxed on a settlement?

 

[trstar]

You get taxed on a settlement?

Yep. It’s considered income

 

[playahaitian]

Yep. It’s considered income

Interesting I believe you but I could have sworn this wasn't the case universally

And I mean personally know of personal injury settlements not being taxable

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

Yep. It’s considered income

no sir. in MOST cases you do not.

my cousin and niece both had personal injury cases and neither paid taxes on them.

 

[trstar]

no sir. in MOST cases you do not.

my cousin and niece both had personal injury cases and neither paid taxes on them.

My uncle must have gotten ripped off. He sued the city for $30k and got hit for fed taxes

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

My uncle must have gotten ripped off. He sued the city for $30k and got hit for fed taxes

If he owed back taxes or child support

 

[mad_bomber]

LOL. BGOL accounting department checked in like a mofo in this thread. LOL