Atlanta agrees to pay nearly $1M to man shot by officer

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ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to a North Carolina man who was shot and injured by a police officer as he was leaving an event downtown in February 2017.

The Atlanta City Council on Monday approved a $999,000 settlement for Noel Hall. Hall and his family had come to Atlanta because his son was participating in a supercross event.

As he and his wife were leaving with their grandchildren around 10:30 p.m., Atlanta police Sgt. Mathieu Cadeau, who was working off duty as security, told Hall he couldn't make a left turn. When Hall made the turn anyway, Cadeau fired into the vehicle. A bullet hit Hall in the arm and exited through his chest, barely missing his heart.

The police department fired Cadeau in May 2017. He was indicted in October 2018 on charges of aggravated assault, violation of his oath and reckless conduct. Cadeau pleaded guilt in early 2020 and was sentenced to 30 years of probation, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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[MagickMuffin]

1. WOW, was sentenced to 30 years of probation

What a life the enforcers get to enjoy. Meanwhile Noel gets to wake up every day wondering when he walks out his door if perhaps will happen again to all his family members.

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2. Wow. From the driver's point of view, a security guard says he can't...

make a left. A security guard, as far as he knows, not a uniformed cop.

The driver makes the turn anyway as a security guard is not a cop, and there's no mention in the story there was a sign banning a left turn.

The security guard/uniformed, off-duty cop, decides he has the right to end the guy's life because he made a left turn when told not to.

What the hell is wrong with the screening process of LEO departments. This trigger-happy, obedience obsessed idiot should've never been near a badge and gun.