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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite cop kills black guy and city hides incrimating evidence during trial.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/jason-stockley-case-city-hid-evidence-family-lawyer-of-anthony-lamar-smith-says/The St. Louis officer, Jason Stockley, was found not guilty last week of killing Smith but Watkins had sued the department in 2013 on behalf of Smiths fiancee and the couples daughter. He eventually settled that suit for $900,000, one of the largest in the citys history.
But when Stockley was finally brought to trial this year, the "missing" evidence was presented evidence that the city previously denied it had before the mediation and testimonies showed the evidence was obtained in 2012. Watkins says he would have won a larger settlement if that evidence had not been hidden.
benld74
(10,273 posts)The most recent findings of state payouts to individuals was MUCH LESS than officially reported by the state.
NOT suprise really
BUT in times of budget cut backs across the nations especially in MO
WHO is making these payments???????
logosoco
(3,211 posts)It also made me think, after several days of reading peoples complaints about the protests in the city and county of St. Louis, I don't think the general public understands that the government is making these payouts. They can't see that these cops are being charged with wrongful death, the only difference is that the cop is not going to jail (as the protesters would like to see). The tax payers are paying for these crimes, not the wrong doer.
Are they really that willing to see cops stay out of jail even when it means they are paying a hefty sum for the crime of the cops?
