“The family will receive a substantial, but undisclosed, sum from the city. Mourners will note that, however much the family received can never be enough for what was taken from them by the systemic racism, rampant in this country.”…….
…..BUT, WHAT IF??… (commentary by dlh in these pages two days ago) is a fictionalized account of a developing story.. But, the speculation that, if there were an actual outcome as depicted, ..”The family will receive a substantial, but undisclosed, sum from the city. Mourners will note that, however much the family received can never be enough for what was taken from them by the systemic racism, rampant in this country…” has some credibility based on actual history of such tragic events:
– Michael Brown’s family got $1.5 million
– Trayvon Martin’s family received “more than…” $1 million
– Eric Garner’s family was awarded $5.9 million
(How much the lawyers representing the families got from the settlements was not disclosed.)
June 23, 2017, Source: Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — The insurance company for the city of Ferguson, Missouri, paid $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown’s parents, the city attorney said Friday.
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(CBS) SANFORD, Fla. – Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful death claim for an amount believed to be more than $1 million, against a Florida homeowners association at the development where their teenage son was killed more than a year ago, The Orlando-Sentinelreports.
“The family will receive a substantial, but undisclosed, sum from the city. Mourners will note that, however much the family received can never be enough for what was taken from them by the systemic racism, rampant in this country.”
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(CBS) NEW YORK — The relatives of an unarmed black man who died after being put in a white police officer’s chokehold said Tuesday that the $5.9 million settlement they reached with the city wasn’t a victory as they continued pressing for federal civil rights charges.
“The victory will come when we get justice,” Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, said a day after the $5.9 million settlement was announced.
Ed note: Of note is that the accused police or citizen, even if found innocent are not part of the settlements, deep pockets are. That is the “system”
