What I wanted to say about claims paid by the city before I hit the wrong button was this:
First of all the guy's name is OLSON. While it is true that the City Attorney has stepped up as Lisa McDonald stated the city has still paid a good number of claims. I can recall a quite substansial one relating to a kid who had his head bounced off the pavement just into Edina where he had been pursued by MPD officers. I forget the exact number but it was six figures. Interestingly enough, one of the cops involved told me this kid was a known car thief. There are many smaller claims that add up. For instance each time the city does defend a cop that is done by outside counsel. Recently I've seen two pay-outs totally about $9,000 to one attorney. There will be others. Look for some sort of settlement in the Barbara Schneider case. Don't forget claims paid to the families of the two guys who were on a White Castle run when the fuzz( I ain't heard that term in a while) smacked them in south Minneapolis. Did they pay yet to the family opf the young woman killied by a fleeing Rico Howard on 46th and 4th av s. That was a bonehead move by the cops. How about the guys hurt in NE mpls after a short police chase ended in them being hit by a fleeing suspect(?). There are numerous claims against the city because there was not a reasonable procedure for chases. Wait til we settle with the family of this poor sucker in Richfield hit by the woman who collided with the police car? If we could total it up it would probably be a sizable amount. Even so, saying we could save money by getting rid of Olson might be a stretch. The time to do it was a year ago but there was little sentiment on the Council for such an action. Tim Connolly Ward 7 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
