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Police leave woman to bleed to death, and then want to seize the family home
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... and then people wonder why I don't like my local constabulary...
If, he'd been alive, and the entire ambulance crew had been shot, what then.
I've heard about this though, clearly it's just another example of "I won't take responsibility for this" in the hands of the officer in command at the scene, which is deeply disconcerting, and actually should be the discussion.
Other thoughts to have are, who told them he was dead, how could they be sure he was dead, what gave them the idea that he'd shoot at those giving medical aid, and why didn't the paramedics enter anyway?
Kermit, you did law, she took a case to court, she lost, she has to pay.
the police losing court cases though
they're 'following the law' so can't be wrong
bloody out of order i say, see why some of us have 0 respect for the police, theyre hardly humane at all as theyre just 'doing their job'
Why does she?
The Chief Constable wouldn't have had to pay if he'd lost.
As always, the individual gets screwed in the court fee system, and the state doesn't have to pay a penny. If the police had lost they wouldn't have to pay- we would.
In criminal proceedings the CPS lawyers don't have to pay from their pocket if they fuck up. They don't have to pay court costs if they lose.
Why should this woman have to pay?
Are they trying to charge her for turning up at her mothers house after she made the 999 call?
No, she sued them for standing by, preventing medical attention and thus letting her Mum die.
She lost.
They want their costs paid.
Heartless fuckers.
Its not just the police - every public body has a duty to try and minimise their costs. If this was an NHS trust which was being sued would you be suggesting that they shouldn't try and claim back their costs.
In these circumstances, yes. This wasn't a frivoluos claim.
Perhaps her first step would be to respond. That said its always easier to blame the police 100% in these situations isn't it?
No mate, they will have asked for the money and heard nothing. It's not a case of her sorting out if she will pay but how. By resolve the matter they mean pay, not negotiate.
When they are completely at fault you mean?
Like not asking for their costs you mean? They could do that...
She took the case and she lost. She's now ignoring all communications. The women is not the total innocent unfairly being picked on.
Reduced policing? Like sitting outside people's houses til they die? that'll save on OT won't it. Seems to me that they aren't doing any anyway, so whu pay them for it?
Jesus.
That's fine if its a private company and the loosers were the shareholders. They're not and so the loosers are the rest of us.
Though as she lost the court case its probable that the police weren't doing a shit job, but making a difficult decision with the realisation that if they fucked up others could die.
not that I am paying taxes in your country. But if such a situation were to occure around here, I wouldn't mind a bump in taxes to keep a women from being kicked out of her home.
One question about this.
If the police had lost the claim, would the Chief Constable be forced to sell his house to meet the legal bill?
Like hell he would.
So why the double standards?
exactly we're all part of the governmwnt being a democracy apparantly so we should get some of the same legal help as the police