Comments on: Oakland: “Suspect shot by cops sues” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/oakland-suspect-shot-by-cops-sues/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:08:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: mojo https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/oakland-suspect-shot-by-cops-sues/comment-page-1/#comment-92752 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:08:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17884#comment-92752 Somebody sued that SD cop who plugged the crazy guy driving an M-60 tank on the freeway after crushing unknown number of cars. So why not?

]]> By: steve mansfield https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/oakland-suspect-shot-by-cops-sues/comment-page-1/#comment-92751 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:54:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17884#comment-92751 When we have a Justice Department that stifles a case of blatant voter intimidation by the Black Panthers in Philadelphia I fear that the example has been set, giving the green light to thugs to attack non-minority victims and mass quantities of money to be given to them should their intended victims fight back.

]]> By: Robert https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/oakland-suspect-shot-by-cops-sues/comment-page-1/#comment-92750 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:47:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17884#comment-92750 Given the anti-police sentiment in Oakland–they’ve all but declared war on the Police there–this may not be such a foolish lawsuit, tactically. He stands a good chance of winning with a jury full of Oakland plaintiffs.

There was an incident back in March 2009 where 4 Oakland police officers were shot, 3 of them killed. Nearly every African American blog, and many African American leaders said that “they got what they deserved”.

Oakland residents even had a march in support of the cop-killer:

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