Eric Garner's $75 million civil-suit

[OhIIICobra]

$75 Million seems to be the magic number for the recent civil suits that are being filed. I'm a little baffled at how they arrive at such an absurdly high amount.

http://news.yahoo.com/family-hires-lawyer-75-million-york-chokehold-lawsuit-214633159.html

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/29/ezell-ford-shooting/?intcmp=latestnews

In contrast a military service member with 6 kids who maxes out their life insurance and gets killed by an IED is worth $400K before taxes. Somehow a career criminal who is unemployed is worth $75 million? There is something definitely wrong with that.

 

[KingBlack]

Paul,

this is getting old. stop it.

 

[Tezz500]

Paul,

this is getting old. stop it.

 

[Daniel]

^ had me lmao

 

[Zinc03Cobra]

^^wins the internet.

 

[OhIIICobra]

Paul,

this is getting old. stop it.

So two separate African-American families across the country asking for $75M is normal ops?

Maybe you will get a special tax assessment from your municipality to help pay your portion of the next $75,000,000 dead black guy that quits breathing in your neck of the woods.

Sorry residents of New York and Los Angeles, we won't be building those 3 new schools we needed...yep another $75M black dude resisted arrest. Please pay the enclosed criminal death tax of $8.92 and $19.33 respectively.

 

[OhIIICobra]

9/11 victims families sure as hell didn't get $75 million each.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/06/news/economy/911_compensation_fund/

Go ahead and hate though IDGAF.

 

[04svtsnke]

You sound very butthurt OP.

 

[Tezz500]

OP I think the point being is that not one single **** can be found to give.

 

[mcaligiuri]

The thing I find funny is these people can sue so much because the guy resisted arrest. Yet my videographer for my wedding lost my video and I can only sue just for the money I paid. No emotional, lost memories recoup. Yeah something is terribly wrong with our system.

 

[verbal]

$75 Million seems to be the magic number for the recent civil suits that are being filed. I'm a little baffled at how they arrive at such an absurdly high amount.

Benjamin Crump. He is the same attorney for Martin, Brown, and Gardner. He does not have a very good win record so far...

 

[HEMIHUNTER]

I wonder what Reverend Al's cut would be?

 

[CobraBob]

The lawsuit is asking for $75M. Let's just wait and see what actually happens in court.

 

[Blk04L]

The lawsuit is asking for $75M. Let's just wait and see what actually happens in court.

This. They can ask for any amount. Doesn't mean shit atm

 

[Machdup1]

The only thing that is certain is that at least one lawyer will get rich off these lawsuits.

 

[13COBRA]

Hm. That's a little excessive.

 

[Zemedici]

bahahahahahaha

 

[silver2001cobra]

Yeah this is getting kinda old. Also like somebody already said, because they ask for that amount doesn't mean they will get it.

 

[O.W. Kenobeno]

Life insurance payouts aren't taxed.

 

[Outlaw99]

Life insurance payouts aren't taxed.

wife from california got half mil in insurance policy payout. IRS came after us like there was no tomorrow. every time we took a withdrawl from the bank, we got hit. im still paying the IRS 11 years later for shit from that. bout got it paid off. tried to hire a tax atty and they wouldnt touch it.