'Wrong Car’ Grapple Victim Still Has No Car and Got No Compensation Herself

[@JasonW.]

I am actually surprised the police dept hasn't fined the woman and charged her for destroying the grappler device.

[@amergrant-ns5cr]

They could have took her to jail and charged daily rent.

[@elparcero1220]

Don't give them ideas.

[@92Looneytune]

@JasonW. It would sure serve her right for obstructing justice and forcing the department to waste time and resources on her.

[@ericsmith8373]

And since destroying the grappler would be a crime, so, civil asset forfeiture.

[@stevenkreiss2113]

Dont give them any more ideas.

[@williamsherman3047]

The fact the police did not voluntarily and proactively try to make the woman whole after such an event speaks volumes about the real relationship between citizens and their "protectors."

[@SayAhh]

They only make car holes, not victims whole

[@RipliWitani]

It’s the city that does the payouts, cops just do law enforcement. This is a failure by the comptroller and city manager

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

@@RipliWitani cops do not just do law enforcement. if they did, they would not grapple random cars, or seize cash from citizens with no evidence that it is the proceeds of crime

[@ateamfan42]

"the real relationship between citizens and their "protectors." Paying attention to history, it is clear the only people the police protect are the wealthy and powerful. Regular people just exist to do work and provide tax revenue.

[@jonathanj8303]

The police force is basically a club for criminals at this point.

[@moonshoes11]

Over zealous and corrupt police. No lights. No siren. No dash cam. No justice.

[@jonahzablow2132]

And WRONG CAR!

[@machintelligence]

No pursuit either.

[@michaelsnader5028]

That was my question also. Were the lights and siren used? As in a normal police stop before the grappler was used. Which was not explained in the first video.

[@barto6577]

@@michaelsnader5028 No. In the first video it was stated the lights and siren were activated after the event.

[@davidkuehne476]

They have no obligation to act in good faith, and you have no expectation that they act in good faith. They're allowed to do objectively bad things, nevermind objectively criminal.

[@jwray9799]

She got no chance to COMPLY!!! The cop ASSUMED she was guilty.. and got to deploy his new toy!! And now they are trying to cover it up.

[@billfusionenterprise]

nothing new, sad thing is only when news runs the story you heard of it KZbin is so much loaded with vidoes of it

[@lf3566]

Exactly!

[@billfusionenterprise]

as "Benny Hill" said "you should never assume, because you make an ASSS out of U and ME"

[@DarthDesolous]

I bet you if that police officer had their lights on that that lady would’ve pulled over immediately without incident.

[@janeysiegrist5061]

Just buy the woman, a new car.. pay for the rental and all Uber she's used over the last year and be done with it. They're spending more money denying this woman compensation than they would if they would just compensate her.

[@overseas_demogod]

I agree

[@michaelamick8295]

Such is Government’s reaction: “never admit responsibility.” IMHO There must be some attorney in that state that would take the case under “continuancy”. . . But maybe not! In such a status , the State Bar should assign such grievances to a large firm to represent the woman Pro Bono. Let me guess; The State employs all of the large firms to represent them from time to time, so they cannot be used to sue the State. How convenient! Morality cannot exist in Government, “we don’t want to set a precedent”. Vote the decision makers out!!!!!

[@blankspace178]

DUDE....she's refusing to file an insurance claim with the city/police department. She's been very vocal about this. She wants compensation but is unwillingly to fill out a piece of paper.

[@alexanderpitman9433]

Or just decommission their oldest police car, give it to her, and get a new car for the department.

[@kpw84u2]

They aren't spending their money. So they don't care.

[@rockysquirrel4776]

She wasn't grappled, no. She had guns pointed at her by men who KNEW they had the wrong car, but treated her like a criminal, because the morons were incapable of thinking beyond the training they received. Her gas tank was punctured and leaking, but the morons left the ten year old in the car. Good job, Commander Hale.

[@sugarpuddin]

Americans cannot afford to navigate the court system Neo feudalism

[@Hatbox948]

Oh wow.

[@carolynmeinung1286]

And left them to walk to her father's house. They didn't have the decency to drive them to their home safely. Just heartless.

[@mattgayda2840]

If only there were easily identifiable objects placed onto vehicles making them individualized which could be rapidly checked...

[@eclark9965]

They pointed guns because that’s what you do in a felony stop. They sure as shit didn’t know it at the time until after the stop was initiated.

[@charleswieand4445]

This is the problem with presumed guilty until you spent $50,000 proving you’re not

[@RationalGaze216]

Or, in the case of Karen Read, $5 million, plus her life savings, retirement account and money from the sale of her house.

[@Pasakoye]

Cheaper to learn to make drones.

[@garealtours]

I hope the Institute for Justice will help her sue the hell out of the police dept and the cops, and the city.

[@billfusionenterprise]

better yet, start a go fund me

[@j._.taylor]

​@@billfusionenterprise "Go fund me" Why should we be paying for something the city & PD are responsible for? If anything, it lets them off the hook without admitting blame/responsibility. So, they'll do it again. No bueno

[@billfusionenterprise]

@@j._.taylor Have you seen the videos on civil asset forfeiture?

[@GetajobNofreakingway]

The institute for justice does great work I'm behind you hoping they can do something about this

[@bobsheehan687]

An that cop that was very dangerous. For no reason dont forget the company the own,s the grappleer. That device issound,s dangerous to the public

[@zippythinginvention]

Imagine installing a destructive device on a police car without a dash cam...

[@MrFixItGa]

Imagine destroying a police car and telling them to get lost when they tell you that's not ok. That's exactly what they're doing.

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

I really have to question what the dash cam was not on or working. Dash cams and body cams are a great thing for the police. almost all the time they end up showing the police did their job right. The only police that do not like them are the ones who are doing shady stuff and don't want to get caught. All of the police officers I know like them as it prevents people from making shit up. Just like WalMart video cameras in their stores because they are good for catching shoplifters and con artists who will fake an accident in the sores looking for a pay out.

[@rockym2931]

First things first.

[@bobsheehan687]

No proof no guilt excuse hit it by accident. Lie lie an get,s to move on

[@ImOnATripBaby]

@@MrFixItGa Roger Pion comes to mind

[@williamsteveling8321]

Illegal taking. Get the Institute for Justice involved. Seriously

[@GetajobNofreakingway]

I agree wholeheartedly, The institute for justice does great work.

[@gordonshumway7239]

This highlights a major flaw with the grappler idea. If it only works “by surprise” and therefore you don’t deploy lights or sirens, you deprive any driver of the opportunity to voluntarily comply with a traffic stop, which most driver would likely do.

[@Nemonurwingy]

That’s my thought, too. If the person “fleeing” wasn’t aware they were in a chase, how can you establish it’s appropriate to use this? It also has the major disadvantage of doing what happened here, if you approach the wrong car, they have no idea they’ve been caught up in a “chase” until you’ve crippled their car at 50 mph, leaving them to crash.

[@cameronjames3499]

It's also why they had to keep up the pretense of a "high-risk" stop (further traumatizing her), because if it wasn't "high-risk" then there was zero justification for deploying the grappler.

[@retmarut4499]

The excuse with the necessary surprise is utter bs! I’ve seen helicopter videos where grapplers were used during high speed pursuits. It’s more tricky but absolutely doable. The PD just wants to cover up their officer’s blatant negligence.

[@dercooney]

it works fine where a PIT would work, and is a lot safer

[@tygerion4404]

Not necessarily; it's supposed to be used during a chase- if you get close to the car you're chasing, you take it down using the grappler instead of a using pit maneuver. The problem here is that it wasn't used in place of a pit maneuver like it's supposed to be, but out of nowhere, in a way that deprived the woman of her rights by not permitting her to comply with the stop.

[@terrylegrosbisson1177]

I knew this would happen.. just like the woman who had her house destroyed by the cops The US Supreme Court needs to fix this nationally.

[@solutionsforabrightfuture3579]

The supreme court doesn't have any teeth to enforce rulings. They need to call in the national guard to enforce rulings against police. Police only follow rulings when they are forced to.

[@jacknoe4024]

LOL. The US Supreme Court is now as crooked as most cops. They are not interested in justice anymore, and they cannot be trusted to protect us.

[@MrFixItGa]

They won't. They're on their side. 🙄

[@dash4800]

Yep, there needs to be a national standard for policing. Which, at a minimum, includes a zero tolerance policy for police who abuse their power, and an accountability clause that prevents police from screwing over citizens when they destroy their property.

[@BlankBrain]

You're kidding, right? SCOTUS invented immunity for cops and presidents. They're not about justice; they're about power for the wealthy.

[@5153flash]

The police blew this in every way possible. Wrong car,,didnt fix or replace her car and left her and daughter on the side of the road?? Leaving them there is probably the shittiest thing they did.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

That's cops for you.

[@michaelbaker6811]

There is never any accountability when dealing with law enforcement wrong doing. How sad, not a shred of honor, integrity or dignity.

[@misterdeplorable2088]

And .... If half the cops did their job.... The other half would be in prison !

[@blankspace178]

She's the one refusing to file an insurance claim....this would have been resolved if she would just fill out a single piece of paper, but she's refusing to do that.

[@GOLFandWRX]

@blankspace178 My policy only covers accidents not intentional attacks by police. Why should I (my insurance) pay for police errors?

[@blankspace178]

@@GOLFandWRX DUDE...SHE'S REFUSING TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM WITH THE CITY/POLICE DEPARTMENT...DID YOU EVEN READ MY COMMENT OR THE LOCAL NEWS ARTICLE?? SHE'S BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT NOT DOING IT...

[@cletusaschoff7475]

Judges . DA and police that are involved in this case need charged with constitution violation because all private property taken to benefit the public has to be compensated for so everyone involved should be jailed

[@sugarpuddin]

You are naive. Americans do not have rights. They have privileges. Few can afford to navigate the USA court system

[@zippythinginvention]

Accountability for public servants? Hahahahahahahahahaaaa!

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@sugarpuddin No you're ignorant, Americans do have rights, rights we assert and protect; that's what makes a right, privileges are given freely.

[@RipliWitani]

We have property rights, most countries do not. This is a taking or conversion and the bill of rights guarantees compensation under eminent domain. Learn to law bud

[@zippythinginvention]

@@RipliWitani who are you talking to, bud?

[@stephanreiken9912]

They didn't have legal authority to stop the wrong car nor did they have legal authority to destroy the car.

[@hugegamer5988]

Qualified immunity means above the law.

[@tonymouannes]

They somehow get away with it because it was a mistake. They had a legitimate reason for their actions, and it magically gives them immunity. There should be a law that forces the government to at least take civil liability for that kind of mistake.

[@VitaNocturno]

It's disgusting that the cop who ruined the woman's car not only kept his job, but got a freaking *promotion.*

[@JohnD-JohnD]

The correct resolution here should have been the police to pay the bill to the repair shop and also pay for a rental. If they totaled the car, then they should pay for the replacement. No delays!!! Anything less is unacceptable.

[@denniscrannie1126]

And her lost work for the mess that they are making her deal with.

[@denniscrannie1126]

Fact.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

The Tempe city government should buy her a new car, then garnish the wages of ALL the police dept employees, to recover the costs.

[@sprky777]

They owe her a new car and 2 years of what she would have earned but couldn't due to her lack of transportation. Minimum. If I was on the jury I would triple it. Take it out of the departments pension fund.

[@Zenas521]

By taking the compensation of police officers, you make it more tempting for the police to get bought off by cartels.

[@valarianne2284]

If only. This only happens in dreams.

[@nickg2561]

They made her and her daughter walk.....

[@S.Waters.]

After they traumatized them.

[@ingiford175]

To serve and protect.....

[@sprky777]

8:38 if only there was some unique identifier for vehicles. Some way to tell them apart when you are behind them. Maybe cars need to have some type of label, tag or plate that has letters and numbers so cops could tell one white car from another white car.

[@ihyln1]

You expect cops to read? If they could read this they would be very upset

[@RBrown-uk4xt]

Especially if they are trying to do this by stealth! Meaning the victim's car was not speeding, or driving erratically. They should have had plenty of time to check the license plate, or get some other confirmation that they were following the correct vehicle before taking action.

[@mikebierle1979]

If they had a dash cam the computer could have read it for them

[@countbenjamin1442]

It's Phoenix police. Has anyone surprised. Just the other day a lawsuit was filed against them because they held a guy down for 4 minutes when it was 114° outside on blacktop which is going to be much hotter and he had Burns all over his body and the police said oh it was a training issue cuz we never trained them not to hold the person down on super hot blacktop. And there are several other issues with Phoenix PD

[@agord7591]

You need to train someone that the sun is hot and makes the ground hot? Did they at least train them not to eat crayons?

[@Saje3D]

@@agord7591No. Training them not to eat crayons would be a waste of effort. They’d still eat crayons.

[@Nemonurwingy]

@@agord7591 The more I live, the more I see that a lot of Seinfeld scenarios are not that far fetched. This type of thing always makes me think of George and the cleaning lady, and he tries to save his job by saying nobody ever told him he couldn’t sleep with somebody in the office, if only they’d had that training, he’d never have done what he did. George got fired, but for police, they make those types of excuses, and it often works. So yeah, nobody ever told them not to burn somebody’s face off on a 175 degree pavement.

[@garymartin6987]

It's not just the Phoenix PD, it's every department in the valley.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

I think I heard Steve say "Tempe". But Phoenix, Snottsdale, Tempe, all pretty much cut from the same cloth and woven into the same garments.

[@stephanreiken9912]

They owe her money in the Takings Clause.

[@imma3knee]

No no, takings means she gets nothing.

[@ChrisD4335]

the institute for justice should look at this case

[@zippythinginvention]

"Department of Accountability?" What a sick joke.

[@JasonW.]

"We investigated ourselves, and find you are at fault." What? I am the lawyer of the plaintiff. "Exactly."

[@danielroth8738]

Orwell would be proud.

[@lightkevlar]

The cop who stopped that lady's car had a new toy, and really wanted to use it. He didn't wait to confirm whether or not he was using it on the correct vehicle. He did not attempt to pull the vehicle over without using the device. He wanted to use it so badly, He just used it when he thought he could get away with it.

[@punker4Real]

the device manufacture should also be held liable ... put them out of business

[@danielroth8738]

This

[@Strideo1]

The Bill of Rights says the government must PAY for what it takes! If the police destroy your vehicle that is a government taking.

[@falcorthewonderdog2758]

Her car was totaled Her rights were violated They pointed guns at her and her children This woman should be filing a federal civil rights lawsuit.

[@theconstitutionalveteran5778]

She doesn't have the money to file a suit. Most people don't which is why this still happens and will continue to happen.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

@@theconstitutionalveteran5778 If lawyers were men and women of honor, they would be falling all over each other to take this either pro bono or on contingency.

[@57WillysCJ]

Now you see why the whole Maricopa county area is always under investigation by the Feds.

[@Saje3D]

Well, that just ended.

[@johnwalters878]

They investigated themselves and found nothing wrong

[@the_lost_navigator]

The 'Standing Army' that your Constitution was written about.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

Thomas Jefferson considered a standing army in peacetime as great a danger to the Republic as a central bank. Yaaaay, we've got both now!

[@DustinEvans1966]

Prob shouldn't be grappling the wrong cars if they don't wanna pay. They need to be sued for a huge amount of $$$$$

[@peteengard9966]

Why hasn't her insurance company pay her for the car and go after the police department on her behalf? Don't let the insurance companies off the hook on this.

[@Saje3D]

Not covered. “Act of clod.”

[@MrErizid]

Most people only have liability coverage. If she had the money for full coverage insurance, she would also have the money to get a replacement car herself while awaiting her lawsuit.

[@sonofbr]

@@MrErizid I have full coverage on a 29 yo pickup. I don't have the money to replace it.

[@hugegamer5988]

@@MrErizid not necessarily. Not all coverage includes acts of vandalism.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

It was deliberate government action, ie. not an accident, not vandalism, it's likely not covered by any policy.

[@hwh888]

The fact the cops just left her on side of road with her young daughter is unconscionable!! They screwed up and then do that to her??? What the hell is wrong with this department??

[@wannabenovelist43]

The city of Tempe, as well as the Tempe Police Department, thinks that the rules only apply to the people, not the government.

[@zaca211]

She should sue them. That is a taking by the government without just compensation. Imagine if i did that to someones car. I would have been thrown in prison and forced to pay for all damages.

[@TheLuceon]

In a just world but this country has such a broken institution of justice that pursuing the government in court is so much a money pit that 80%-90% of people can't afford to even begin that process.

[@sarahb.6475]

You need $$$ to do that and she doesnt have $$$.

[@angryranger4552]

Lawlessness by the law.

[@sugarpuddin]

Who in America can afford to navigate the court system

[@kevinwest7912]

Cops are not the law! They are supposed to enforce the law.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

"When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." -Thomas Jefferson

[@ELREASON44]

So many PD's give police a bad name. This injustice must not stand! Police must be held accountable-held to a HIGHER degree than other citizens b/c they have a gun and badge (and some have a grappler)

[@Osseric]

Always convenient when the police, other government agency's or large corporations don't have the videos when it would be incriminating... No dashcam video? This day and age? Is it possible? Sure, but something always smells when it just so happens to be broken or malfunctions when it's needed.

[@BlankBrain]

Jeffery Epstein remembers.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

That's why always film the police. Get a dashcam, and if you see a cop approaching, start recording on your phone. They equipment WILL always "malfunction". Or the footage gets "accidentally" deleted. Or the cop "forgets" to upload it.

[@MechnoSferatu]

Even IF they paid her the KBB value of her car, 1) She still had to go through all the hassle of the claim 2) The KBB values probably won't be enough to put her into a comparable car without her spending out of pocket or taking on a payment 3) You can't discount that a reliable car that you know is better than an unknown used car that you get to replace it.

[@ROADIEZ824]

Can she file for additional money for expenses? Ie; car rental(which they paid probably 14 days), supplemental rides(cab Ubers, Lyft & so on? This lady was just hauling her daughter to her dad's house. Police department #1 should have a fundraiser for her... They do it for everything else they deem necessary. Why not one of their screw-ups? Her own insurance company is to blame as well! Failure to payout & go after municipal insurance & offer a rental for at least 30 days like I've seen done countless times before. Oh wait... The insurance company is too busy raising rates on POS new vehicles that the manufacturer's over priced because they took it upon themselves thinking about the share holders & year end bonus!

[@ROADIEZ824]

Also if she was upside down on the car loan she probably lost everything getting payoff on vehicle. And if she had a car loan did she have the financial insurance banks love to tack on? Can't think of the name right now but I'm sure someone will say it. It's the policy where if you\or someone else wrecks your vehicle & that policy pays off greater loan amount. That way she's clear

[@b0bbyblueyes746]

Tempe has a history of blurring "FOIA" bodycam footage. Not to mention the AZ PD's has terrible history of violating civil rights. This story is no surprise to me.

[@BMJCARPENTRY]

To add to the story, after grappling her car and realizing it was the wrong car, THEY STILL MADE HER WALK BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE OFFICERS!!!

[@medbob1]

She needs to sue the police department using the "Takings" clause. The police department "Took" her vehicle by destroying it in pursuit of the goal of apprehending a suspect. Since she is not accused of a crime, she was an innocent citizen who's car was taken whether the officers claim either RAS or PC, still, the Constitution states that she must be restituted for taking her car. They are REQUIRED to pay a fair market rate for the vehicle, which was totaled.

[@RS-cw3oy]

AZ cops aren't qualified to be greeters at Walmart

[@garymartin6987]

I live in the Phoenix Valley. You would not be wrong.

[@superdivemaster]

WHY DIDN'T THE CITY SEND AN ASST. CITY MANAGER TO THE LADY's HOUSE AND WRITE THE LADY A CHECK FOR A NEW GODDAMN CAR ???

[@ingiford175]

Because it is cheaper to give her the run around and then tell her that it is to late to file a claim at 6 months.

[@channelview8854]

You should become a comedian

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

Why not just strip the gear off a city vehicle and hand her the keys? That would be super cheap.

[@lilwoody4789]

Institute For Justice??? Morgan&Morgan??? There has to be some lawyer out there that will clean this departments clock.

[@williamatkins3465]

I'm stunned, I say stunned that the police would screw up and deny all financial responsibility.

[@GOLFandWRX]

I think it's very difficult to get any payments from any jurisdiction. My home in Berkeley California was broken into by police, car was searched - oops, he doesn't live here any more (I lived there for more than 2 years, so it was before me). I tried to file a claim against the city - $36k damage quoted from two different contractors plus $3500 on my car. Denied because they are not libel for more than $5k, they have a law for it. I had zero recourse. I suspect others have zero recourse as well. Legal options do not work. I really am disturbed by the police attitude ignoring civil rights and by city bureaucracy that makes it impossible for citizens who are wronged to be made whole, especially in a timely manner. How do we punish these people?

[@theconstitutionalveteran5778]

You have to file a federal lawsuit otherwise they're protected.

[@GOLFandWRX]

@theconstitutionalveteran5778 who has the money for that? I tried to hire an attorney but nobody was interested because the max payout is $5k, by a local law they passed. This was the second time I was burned by the police, costing me money, not the police and not the jurisdiction.

[@jocarmo]

Thanks for updating this story 🎉

[@CharlesBallowe]

"training issue" sounds like the city has acknowledged negligence in providing training before officers operate equipment.

[@paulgithens635]

“That these dead shall not have died in vain- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” tragically that speech and concept has been completely destroyed. What we have folks is tyranny.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

And the man who wrote and spoke those words died as a result of political violence. More than a little irony there.

[@valarianne2284]

Every damned day. I'm getting so depressed. What happened to the country I was brought up to believe in?

[@kevinwest7912]

That speech was given by the man who destroyed state sovereignty and made the federal government supreme. Supreme over the citizens too. Typical politician. Name everything you do opposite of what it will actually do.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

Lincoln also jailed the publishers of opposition newspapers, and either confiscated or smashed their presses.

[@charlieward5476]

Arizona has by far and away the worst law enforcement agencies in America

[@999JWforever]

Nah California does

[@charlieward5476]

@ California #2 no doubt just look up all the federal investigations Arizona has had and currently has it will shock you

[@kevinwest7912]

Ever heard of West Virginia, Florida, Texas, Washington, ect., ect., ect. This whole country is a police state.

[@Hatbox948]

Talk about a frustrating situation that seemingly has an easy answer that isn't forthcoming.

[@MrJJSimonds]

When *the law* is above the law......

[@scratch5120]

What they should do is send her car to a state repair facility and fix it immediately on the tax payers dime

[@donspringer8222]

Moral case of the local government should just do the right thing & take care of the person......often this doesn't happen because of bureaucracy.

[@stephentthomas]

So... They pretend they are cooperating so the "180 days" passes, then they go, "Ha! You lose!"?

[@charleswieand4445]

Needs to just go down and pick out a county car for free. Citizens should have qualified immunity too

[@williamwallace9826]

So the genius cop didn't verify the license plate number?

[@92Looneytune]

Why would he have to verify the license plate? He already verified the description of the super common mass produced vehicle in the super common color.

[@Saje3D]

What happens when you hire idiots and offer no accountability.

[@armchairwarrior963]

I'm still out of a car in NYC. Due to NYC not giving out accident reports. Rental car insurance. Where is police report. I go don't have one. They go you made up this fake accident. I'm like No your rental truck hit my car. Nope didn't happen.

[@buddyhume9297]

It would be nice if a local attorney would help this woman out. At this point she is owed more than the cost of a new vehicle.

[@MrErizid]

They stalled her for 6 months until the claim expired. The moment it expired they ghosted her.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

No insurance company would EVER do that!

[@jalan02]

Many years ago I was involved in an accident in which a US Postal worker pulled his Grumman mail truck out of a driveway directly into the path of my motorcycle. He claimed he never saw me. When I tried to involve my insurance company, they wanted no part of it because it was the fault of the other driver. I went to the Postal Service and they sent me a form letter which basically stated that I needed to pay my medical bills and for the repair of my vehicle and then submit a claim, including receipts for my costs, and they would reimburse me for what THEY DETERMINED I was owed. Well, I payed for everything but, instead of turning everything over to USPS, I took everything, including their letter, to an attorney. He took one look at the letter, laughed out loud, and said, "They've been planning on screwing you from the get-go." He filed suit and they settled a claim that SHOULD have cost taxpayers $14K for a whopping total of $68K. And, oh yeah, it took 4 YEARS to make it happen.

[@dirtfarmer7070]

This happens if you get hurt working for the USPS.....wonder how I know?

[@twatmunro]

Why do you say he claimed he never saw you? Do you think he did see you but deliberately ran you down for shits and giggles?

[@brianm.595]

Stops you by destroying your axle, differntial, transmission, etc... they should just buy that lady a car and stop messing around. They didnt even turn their police lights on before doing it. "Over $500.00 was paid out.." so like 550.

[@MB-ig6gl]

You know how we could avoid this? Put Government issued Identification numbers on cars to tell them apart. We could call them Vehicle Identification Numbers and put them on various places on the car. But then we add a second very visible identification Tag on cars on the front and back, so cars can be quickly identified. Maybe we could call them "license plates". Patent Pending

[@juneyshu6197]

RFID VIN. Easy Peasy.

[@Cmunic8]

I agree, along with a national ad campaign to let people know that these identifications will be visible and required by law 👍 let’s get to work on this. I’m sure everyone will appreciate this being implemented

[@billb3374]

Great plan except for one thing. Cops aren't known for the ability to read.

[@fstlnj29]

from stopping situations from getting out of control to creating situations out of control, make sense.....

[@halvars90]

When the police make a wrong call like this or anything similar, they should reach out and make sure the damage gets fixed at their expense and pay for any psychiatric treatment if needed and some money to compensate for the incident. Having to sue the government when they did something wrong is stupid.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

How good would that look for an elected official? Have a huge press conference where you and the Chief of Police personally apologize and hand the victim the keys to a replacement vehicle- and a nice check for their trouble. Cost you nothing, costs the taxpayers relatively little.

[@randymack2222]

She needs to sue the police department for her lost vehicle, and when they say it ain't in the budget. She needs to demand the vehicle that has the grapple attached to it. The police will be better off without it, preventing them from causing any more harm!

[@steveladner4346]

Self proclaimed heroes could not care less because they have qualified immunity and it didn't cost them one dollar.

[@DS-sn9jk]

Qualified immunity only offers legal protections.

[@scottelder3141]

0 accountability

[@klister]

I’m ok with qualified immunity for the cops on this one. I am appalled at the city’s response, compounded by the cops leaving her to walk home with a child…a potentially dangerous even deadly situation. Qualified immunity means the cops don’t go to jail nor pay from their own accounts…it does not mean the city is not responsible for the actions of its employees.

[@woodylinder338]

This should be referred to the grand jury for criminal negligence, with willful damage, referral to a criminal court. Training to learn how to identify a suspect? Come on law enforcement, ESPECIALLY the prosecutor. These idiots have a real "cover my ass" problem. This is pure and simply a gross negligence on the part of the cop AND his entire department for backing him up. Disagreements?

[@williamschuh6444]

Started watching you about a month ago. Great content 👍. Best part about this story was realizing you wrote that Jalopnik story. Bravo.

[@cletusaschoff7475]

If the justice system allows police to just quit or move department. then isn't that case law that everyone in prison can just report that they lost their job or quit and the case gets dropped

[@onemifarmer]

The very least but "still not enough" they should give her a decommissioned police car.

[@davidcovert4915]

Institute for Justice?

[@sugarpuddin]

Few in the USA can afford to navigate the court system Neo feudalism

[@shweyashweya]

They didn't offer her and her daughter a ride home?

[@daakrolb]

ANY attorney would jump on this very fast.

[@tenkiller9999]

No attorney would take this case. $10K total damages.

[@twatmunro]

@@tenkiller9999 -- America needs a system where the loser pays the other sides legal costs. That way, even if it is only $10k damages, her lawyers would still have an incentive to act for her because they're still getting paid.

[@davidjernigan8161]

Sue the cops and city.

[@trevorseitz502]

Why are these situations not considered clear cut instances of "takings"? The police took her vehicle, they need to replace/fix it.

[@ingiford175]

But she past the 6 months to file, because they refused to tell her what she needed to file/etc correctly.

[@trevorseitz502]

@@ingiford175 how does that have anything to do with a "takings" law suit?

[@michaelterrazas1325]

Too bad most people can't afford to take something like this as an unreasonable search and seizure case.

[@GavinPriebe]

How in hell does a city with 180 thousand people afford high tech "grapplers" but not have dash cams?

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

And if they only had one dash cam, why wasn't it on the grapple car?

[@alastermyst]

Any cost in time, damage to property, etc. by gov without 100%+ reimbursement/fixing is a violation of the takings clause. That includes reimbursement for all time spent by people being detained/arrested without a conviction and for downstream effects like paying rental/transport costs after they damage a car/house and making someone whole after they lose their job as a result of cops. Failure to make the citizen whole should result in mandatory criminal charges for all gov involved in the harm and the refusal to reimburse.

[@Charlesbjtown]

Gang members with complete immunity.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

My Fair City had a "gang" definition that was so broadly written that Cub Scouts or nurses in uniform (or cops) could meet at least a couple criteria. So yeah, gang bangers with badgers. Stinkin' badgers. ;-)

[@stephenhammond1745]

I'm always amazed about how little police are expected to know without "additional training". They need training on how to read street addresses so they don't break into the wrong house. They need training on how to read license plates so they don't destroy the wrong car. They need training on how to identify people properly so they don't arrest the wrong person. Most normal people learn this stuff in grade school.

[@DesertJoe]

I am ashamed on TempePD and Maricopa County. 😟

[@Freeland-Farm]

Weaponised incompetence

[@bmanagement4657]

The subtextual definition of qualified immunity....

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

There is a saying "Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to simple incompetence." A corollary was added to this in 2020 which states "Beyond a certain point, malice and incompetence are indistinguishable."

[@sagecleveland3953]

The way you say Guadalupe makes me laugh every time. No idea how to type out its pronunciation but made me chuckle

[@NScherdin]

Proper pronunciation has the Canadian "A" on the end. Right? :)

[@sagecleveland3953]

@ Yep, just glad my home towns getting some news

[@Matthew-j3b]

Getting an accident with a state vehicle is a nightmare It left scence according police report it was a state truck Cop lied in court and on police report Shame on that city for doing that crap

[@jerryshelton1481]

Officer mistakes are starting to become more and more frequent cause they don't have to worry about facing consequences due to qualified immunity yeah and those grapplers do major damage to vehicles and can break axles and rip entire wheels off of cars

[@wdwerker]

If a town or police department tries to avoid responsibility for situations like this the victim should be granted treble damages! Politicians should be personally responsible for one third. Homes and pensions should be unprotected.

[@117johnpar]

I can get ticketed for going 20mph over when I was actually going 10mph over because that checks the biggest penalty box before being a serious infraction, All to line badge and department pockets. But they also have no accountability when recklessly destroying my property either by mistake or incompetence. So we objectively factually live in a tyrannical police state even at the lowest levels of government authority here in the land of the free.

[@TheMje1963]

It's come out that she hasn't been paid anything as of yet. I'm in Arizona and it happened here.

[@arthurhouston3]

Little person gets screwed again.

[@anvilbeater]

And we are amazed that police departments and cops are hated!

[@kerrystoltz3146]

shame on the city they know they are screwing her over but will not do the right thing, and done people wonder why so many distrust the police and government

[@NighDarke]

Time to sue.

[@scatterbrain9490]

Hard not to play with new toys

[@johnclements6614]

Thanks for the update.

[@meandean3754]

Sounds like a case for the IJ.

[@ingiford175]

From what I Understand this was YEARS ago, and she only got 500 for a temp rental, and nothing else other then a lot of run around and then after 6 months told 'its to late to submit the paperwork, which they did not tell her she needed to submit when they were giving her the run around.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

Got it in one.

[@Cm-yb7ro]

This actually happened months ago and she has suffered son.

[@Blynncliff]

Does police training involve knowing how the read numbers and letters on a license plate?

[@valarianne2284]

I think the better question is - can they read beyond a third grade level?