LA to pay $1.1 Million to Notorious B.I.G.'s family

[jkarolyi]

Our tax dollars hard at work:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_en_mu/notorious_big_lawsuit

1. Why would any cop purposely conceal evidence in this case? Gang shootings happen every day, why should this investigation be any different?

2. Why is the city paying $1.1 mil to this thug's family? Biggie and 2Pac are more responsible for gang violence, current and past, than anyone else (well, perhaps tookie). Live by the sword, die by the sword, I say.

[TerryH]

It's simple economics. Shyster lawyer takes the case on contingency and runs up 2-3 million dollars in city attorneys fees. It makes it cheaper to settle. Until someone figures out how to get these scumbag ambulance chasers out of the courts, this will never cease.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Originally posted by jkarolyi
Biggie and 2Pac are more responsible for gang violence, current and past, than anyone else (well, perhaps tookie). Live by the sword, die by the sword, I say.

No respect for Dolemite?

[84porsche]

Didn't he make a fortune from his music sales? Why do they need more money??

[speeder]

The city got off incredibly cheap, there must not have been much of a case. The cops around this case were as dirty as anyone who has ever tied on a pair of shoes.

Quote:

"Didn't he make a fortune from his music sales? Why do they need more money??"

Exactly why they should have been able to sue for 100s of millions, it's called "lost income due to death", or let me put it another way: if you murder someone, make sure they are poor. Otherwise you can get a really big fine.

[bell]

oh.....you said dolemite

[DavidI]

Read the book "LAbyrinth" if you want to get some inside facts (or close to facts). The problem with giving settlements or paying these types of fees is that they come out of our (taypayer's) pockets. That money belongs to you and me, not the city or police force.

David

[jkarolyi]

>Exactly why they should have been able to sue for 100s of millions, it's called "lost income due to death"

So how exactly is the city liable for the death of Biggie to the tune of $1.1 mil? This is a "Notorious" gang banger whose last album was "Ready to Die". Sounds like he got what he was asking for.

[aways]

The judge --- Florence-Marie Cooper -- is a Clinton appointee, that's why.
http://clinton6.nara.gov/1999/07/1999-07-14-members-named-to-federal-branch.html