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A white Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black 19-year-old college student and accidentally killed a neighbor has filed a lawsuit against the teenager's estate, arguing the shooting left him traumatized.
The highly unusual suit was filed Friday in the middle of the city's effort to grapple with serious questions about the future of its police force. Those questions include the adequacy of its system for investigating police shootings and how to win back public trust after several cases of alleged misconduct. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging civil rights investigation, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel has promised a major overhaul of the Police Department and steps to heal its fraught relationship with black residents.
The timing and unusual nature of the suit by officer Robert Rialmo, who is seeking $10 million in damages, could complicate the department's efforts to demonstrate more sensitivity toward the community in how police shootings are handled. His attorney, Joel Brodsky, said it was important in the charged atmosphere to send a message that police are "not targets for assaults" and "suffer damage like anybody else."
The teen's father, Antonio LeGrier, filed a wrongful death lawsuit days after the Dec. 26 shooting, saying his son, Quintonio, was not armed with a weapon and was not a threat. His attorney, Basileios Foutris, was incredulous at what he called the officer's "temerity" in suing the grieving family of the person he shot.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chicago-officer-sues-estate-teen-shot-claiming-trauma-36759444
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)Unbelievable. Cannot believe this will not get thrown out quickly. Hope the attorney who filed this is vilified along w/ the officer.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)NOT!!!
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)motherfucking scumbag waste of oxygen. I'd say it was unbelievable and incredible, but knowing the CPD, I guess it shouldn't be too surprising.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)irisblue
(32,974 posts)gollygee
(22,336 posts)I have officially heard everything.
This is not helping me to think better of police officers.