Someone kills themselves via stupidity and the City can't wait to give them piles of money:
- A video of Chicago police not getting immediate medical help for a suspect who collapsed after swallowing drugs during an arrest last summer likely will lead to a $1.3 million wrongful death settlement against the city.
The case involves John Coleman Jr., 39, whom police saw taking part in an apparent drug sale in July 2010 in the 100 block of West Division Street, a city attorney said Wednesday. Coleman ran and, after he was caught, struggled with officers. One used a Taser to subdue him.
We're sure Mr. Coleman had a clean record and a great job. He took care of all his children and visited his ailing mother regularly. He loved dogs and rescued kittens from trees, all while assisting little old ladies across the street in his spare hours.
On the other hand, maybe Mr. Coleman was a dope dealing piece of crap with a record a mile long who never contributed anything to society besides pain, suffering and his gang's brand of poison to addicts that ruined once prosperous neighborhoods.
Either way, $1.3 million in taxpayer money is far more than Mr. Coleman ever would have seen in a legitimate workplace.
On the other hand, maybe Mr. Coleman was a dope dealing piece of crap with a record a mile long who never contributed anything to society besides pain, suffering and his gang's brand of poison to addicts that ruined once prosperous neighborhoods.
Either way, $1.3 million in taxpayer money is far more than Mr. Coleman ever would have seen in a legitimate workplace.