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- Goose
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Re: Freddie Gray case: Judge acquits Lt. Brian Rice of all charges
I would go along with that.
Also, just because they were acquitted doesn't mean that they did their jobs in an acceptable fashion .
Hence the huge settlement to make a the threat of a civil suit go away
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Re: Freddie Gray case: Judge acquits Lt. Brian Rice of all charges
Goose wrote:
Take the settlement back?
Some would do well to study the difference between torte law and criminal law.
There is definitely a huge difference in the evidence needed to bring a judgment in a civil case vs a criminal case.
We should note that in the case of Freddie Gray no civil case ever was initiated. The city decided to make the payment in essence to avoid a long protracted civil case. There was both approval and disapproval of the quick settlement as the following article recounts.
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