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Local Colorado officials have reached an $8.5 million settlement with a woman who was hospitalized in 2022 after being left handcuffed in a police SUV that was then hit by a train.

The city of Fort Lupton and town of Platteville, Colorado, agreed on the settlement with the victim, Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, according to a release from the Fort Lupton Police Department. The settlement amount will be split equally between the town and city and paid by their insurers, according to attorney Eric M. Ziporin, whose office represents the city.

Rios, who was a suspect in a road rage case, survived the September 2022 collision but suffered nine broken ribs, a broken arm and other injuries.

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[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago

Where's Oxford again? American policing is based on the fact that a civilian force polices a civilian body. Its part of the tools to avoid military dictatorship, the same way the President is a civilian chosen by the people to be the Commander in Chief of the military.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Marriam-webster:

  1. one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force
[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Cool now tell me what common parlance has to do with the legal classification of police officers? (Hint: legally cops are civilians and dictionaries dont supercede the law)

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The argument was always that cops are civilians, no posts have been moved, you just realized you're wrong and a definition from a non legal document doesn't mean jack shit when it comes to government classification.

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