TX - Uvalde; Robb Elementary, 19 children and 3 adults killed, shooter dead, 24 MAY 2022 #3

[Shamrock1]

It’s helpful to remember that, contrary to the “protect and serve” motto, police do not have a duty to protect. If you’re being assaulted in front of a police station, police have no duty to assist.

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone (Published 2005)

Supreme Court rules that police do not have constitutional duty to protect person from harm, even woman who obtained court-issued protective order against violent husband which made arrest mandatory for violation; decision overturns ruling by federal appeals court in Colorado; it had permitted...

www.nytimes.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

It’s helpful to remember that, contrary to the “protect and serve” motto, police do not have a duty to protect. If you’re being assaulted in front of a police station, police have no duty to assist.

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone (Published 2005)

Supreme Court rules that police do not have constitutional duty to protect person from harm, even woman who obtained court-issued protective order against violent husband which made arrest mandatory for violation; decision overturns ruling by federal appeals court in Colorado; it had permitted...

www.nytimes.com

True. Perhaps a new branch of the military should be formed to provide school protection.

jmo

 

[Cryptic]

Families of Uvalde victims announce $500 million lawsuit against police

The families of the Uvalde school shooting victims have filed a lawsuit against nearly 100 Texas state police officers over their response to the shooting. The $500 million federal lawsuit comes nearly two years after the shooting that killed two teachers and 19 students.

www.nbcnews.com

Looks like families want 5 million dollars from each police officer who responded in any capacity (92 officers).

 

[Cryptic]

The companies – Meta, Activision and Daniel Defense – all contributed to the behavior of the shooter Salvador Ramos in one way or another, the suits allege.

Daniels Defense has an iron clad defense in the Lawful Commerce Act which essentially prohibits gun manufacturers for being responsible for crimes permitted by gun buyers. Previous pay outs were from insurance companies. Daniels Defense, however, seems to be indicating that they are going to relay on the Lawful Commerce Act.

As for the Call of Duty and social media companies, I doubt that this is their "first rode" regarding claims that the games or social media caused criminal acts.

I deeply suspect that they are used to paying out fractions of pennies to the dollar regarding settling these types of claims. That leaves the police officers....

 

[sds71]

Families of survivors of the Uvalde school shooting are suing FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) for shipping a gun and a device used by the gunman on May 24, 2022, claiming the companies violated safety standards and caused trauma.

The lawsuit claims the shipping services “abrogated various federal and state laws designed to protect school children from mass shooters” by transporting an AR-15-style rifle and Hellfire trigger, according to TPR and the Texas Tribune.

In a statement, UPS said, "Our hearts go out to the Uvalde victims and their families. Shipping firearms and components is highly regulated; UPS complies, and requires its customers to comply, with all applicable federal laws. The lawsuit has no merit and we will defend accordingly."

According to the lawsuit, the gunman was not 18 when he bought the weapon and Hell Fire trigger online. It claimed that FedEx shipped the AR-15 and then Oasis Firearms illegally transferred the gun to the shooter even though he was 17 at the time of the purchase

Uvalde shooting survivors’ families sue UPS, FedEx for shipping weapon used by gunman in school massacre

The lawsuit claims the companies shipped an enhanced trigger system that allowed the gunman to convert a firearm into a fully automatic or semi-automatic weapon.

www.texastribune.org

Families of Uvalde shooting survivors sue UPS, FedEx for shipping rifle, trigger system used by gunman

Families of survivors of the Uvalde school shooting are suing FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) for shipping a gun and a device used by the gunman on May 24, 2022.

www.ksat.com