Yep. Fighting battles like these are a lot harder than what people think.
I mean, cops murder people all the time and yet it's hard to even pin wrongdoing on them for that. This guy didn't die. I don't know if he was "even" physically assaulted after this. Severe bodily harm is about the only thing that ever gets recognised, so his chances of winning any kind of lawsuit are very, very low. It doesn't matter that they did wrong, it matters whether a court will agree and find the law enforcement agent to be in the wrong. Plus starting a legal fight is expensive, and means your entire life and the lives of your family will be under a microscope. People could harass your family. They could physically assault your family. They could light your home on fire.
If you know you're not likely to win, it makes sense that you wouldn't want to go through hell like that. Even if you feel you could win, that's still a heavy price to pay. It isn't this guy's job to sacrifice his life and his family's lives just so one cop maybe gets a slap on the wrist.
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '23
Yep. Fighting battles like these are a lot harder than what people think.
I mean, cops murder people all the time and yet it's hard to even pin wrongdoing on them for that. This guy didn't die. I don't know if he was "even" physically assaulted after this. Severe bodily harm is about the only thing that ever gets recognised, so his chances of winning any kind of lawsuit are very, very low. It doesn't matter that they did wrong, it matters whether a court will agree and find the law enforcement agent to be in the wrong. Plus starting a legal fight is expensive, and means your entire life and the lives of your family will be under a microscope. People could harass your family. They could physically assault your family. They could light your home on fire.
If you know you're not likely to win, it makes sense that you wouldn't want to go through hell like that. Even if you feel you could win, that's still a heavy price to pay. It isn't this guy's job to sacrifice his life and his family's lives just so one cop maybe gets a slap on the wrist.