General Discussion

bvf

(6,604 posts)

38. Point taken.

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 10:25 PM

Aug 2014

But I hope that the prospect of a major tax bite might help a serious GOTV effort.

Get the bastards ultimately responsible for this out of office so crap like this doesn't happen again.

I'm no cock-eyed optimist, but I wish this were possible.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

70 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Police officials in Missouri are sued for $40 million by protesters in Ferguson [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 OP

Sounds reasonable to me. gordianot Aug 2014 #1

Sounds reasonable, to me as well n/t etherealtruth Aug 2014 #65

So, this means the lawsuit would be heard inside a Federal Court room, not a truedelphi Aug 2014 #2

Yes. And since it alleges civil rights violations, should the Plaintiffs prevail, the Defendants msanthrope Aug 2014 #3

The problem is that the perps will not be paying. zeemike Aug 2014 #20

They should go after the personal pensions of officers of Ferguson BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #25

I can think of worse ways to spend my tax money. bvf Aug 2014 #35

I don't disagree that these people deserve compensation BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #36

Point taken. bvf Aug 2014 #38

Bwahaha! Other worthwhile programs! Like buying friggin' tanks and uzis! nt valerief Aug 2014 #53

Well, I did mean things like education or libraries or parks BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #62

Less tax money will hopefully mean less avebury Aug 2014 #63

More likely they will take it out of other areas like future planned city improvements cstanleytech Aug 2014 #68

Assuming the Judge is honest..... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #4

yep marions ghost Aug 2014 #13

Justice in this case is going to depend on what the evidence shows happened cstanleytech Aug 2014 #69

Good. Hopefully they will get a fair hearing. jwirr Aug 2014 #5

i like the way they jumped right on this. barbtries Aug 2014 #6

Nice! I hope the protestors win! Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #7

I hope the protesters win and authorities have to levy a special assessment on the VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #9

good! irisblue Aug 2014 #8

Nice round figure. Maybe a little low. byronius Aug 2014 #10

Agree. adieu Aug 2014 #19

Good. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #11

I stated earlier I doubted Ferguson PD would be in operation by the end of the year. Now, I'm sure monmouth3 Aug 2014 #12

As a matter of fact... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #22

Good! It needs to be disbanded. Bette Noir Aug 2014 #66

Excellent. n/t L0oniX Aug 2014 #14

Great news malaise Aug 2014 #15

rec! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #16

Good! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #17

Somebody actually did that? SMH, sheshe2, this was a perfectly good post, IMO. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #28

No, Joe... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #29

Okay. No problem. =) nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #30

I misunderstood as well salin Aug 2014 #31

I edited so it will not be misunderstood again. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #37

no need to be sorry salin Aug 2014 #39

REASON: raven mad Aug 2014 #33

Is that enough to bankrupt them? Man from Pickens Aug 2014 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Aug 2014 #21

I would expect one of the items in the suit will address the fines issue. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #23

K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #24

Excellent! Maybe this will help bring this rogue out of control police department into RKP5637 Aug 2014 #26

Good news! I hope they win out. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #27

Good! Cha Aug 2014 #32

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #34

HELLS YEAH. redruddyred Aug 2014 #40

Let the depositions begin! SunSeeker Aug 2014 #41

Friendly correction, they are not soldiers or cops, Bohunk68 Aug 2014 #43

by the time this goes to court NJCher Aug 2014 #42

I agree. I caught it on RMS Bohunk68 Aug 2014 #44

I would totally love a Police Brutality Channel. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #46

It probably won't go anywhere against the individual officers Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #45

Not the point. See below. aquart Aug 2014 #48

Oh, good. aquart Aug 2014 #47

The first of many lawsuits Gothmog Aug 2014 #49

I hate to be Debbie Downer, but expecting justice ...... socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #50

YES! YES! YES! YES! merrily Aug 2014 #51

I understand the motivation, but... malthaussen Aug 2014 #52

And maybe the taxpayers will pay attention. Lex Aug 2014 #54

But why should they? malthaussen Aug 2014 #55

So your answer is to do nothing? Ridiculous. Lex Aug 2014 #57

Ah, well, if the Court finds St. Louis County liable... malthaussen Aug 2014 #59

I wouldnt count on the majority of taxpayers paying attention in Ferguson as history shows clearly cstanleytech Aug 2014 #70

I agree a lawsuit is justified but where will the money come if they get a settlement? We know Fla Dem Aug 2014 #56

All of St. Louis, not just Ferguson. nt Lex Aug 2014 #58

Insurance, perhaps. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #60

Not enough. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2014 #61

getting their money back d_b Aug 2014 #64

Hope against hope that they will win, though it seems doubtful. PatrickforO Aug 2014 #67