I think the public officials that did it, not the taxpayers of the city, should be the ones to pay this:
"Wrongfully convicted NYC man settles suit for $10M" Associated Press August 20, 2014
NEW YORK — New York City will pay a $10 million settlement to a Brooklyn man who spent 15 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction built on fabricated testimony and hidden exculpatory evidence, the man’s lawyer said Tuesday.
That never happens in AmeriKa. Our cops are the best that ever was, and don't you say different!
The settlement with Jabbar Collins, 42, is the latest multimillion dollar payout under first-year Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose administration has worked to end longstanding litigation.
No wonder he has to raise taxes and cut services.
Collins said that the settlement recognized ‘‘the enormity of the harm that was done to me and my family’’ and accomplished the last of three goals for his 2011 lawsuit.
The others, he said, were to expose the ‘‘illegal practices’’ of former Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes and drive him from office.
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And the government and law enforcement in this country wonder why we don't believe a boot-kicking word?
Related: NYC Cops Out of Control
You gonna pay that now, Bill?
