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[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 75 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Under the settlement, the county, Weems and Morrow are not admitting any wrongdoing in last year’s ordeal. The county’s insurer will pay the settlement.

County taxpayers ultimately foot the bill in the form of elevated county insurance premiums, and no one is held accountable for blatant civil rights violations.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dude should file for a sizeable portion of that Donvict slush fund and see what happens.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The sheriff's office and prosecutors that decided to jail him and keep him in there for however long should be paying some kind of price for this. Complete disconnect between who pays for the mistakes of the police and those in the police making the mistakes.

I mean I wonder if the sheriff's stuck his neck out during the Civil Trial here. Maybe not because they did not figure the case was neck and neck.

Anyway since the subject is up, Israel was the one actually killed Kirk by the way.

If you’re a cop, gun owner or in the legal system you should have to carry liability insurance personally.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He should post Charlie Kirk death memes on that same Facebook page every day now just to rub it in

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With or without gang violence?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

gurgling intensifies

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just retell that joke from Pete Davidson.

That joke was funny and just the right tone for a roast.

Naturally, the "make comedy legal" right wing baby snowflakes are all butthurt about it. 🤣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wST-XCsek&t=160s

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tony reminds me of Charlie kirk, in that he's definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat.

Thanks for the link, not trying to throw shade, I just don't like YouTube.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

yewtu.be seems to be down and Invidious kinda flakey lately.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I hate it when victims settle when they should go the full way.