Would someone be kind enough to explain how this works?
I\’m unfamiliar with FL laws regarding wrongful death suits and the state\’s liability in this case. Was the young man sentenced to a state-operated boot camp? Would this be similar to a situation where an inmate dies in jail or prison?
Also, why so much money? Am I a calloused jerk for thinking $5 million is excessive?
Lets get this straight. The state was found to be 25% at fault and the Sherrif\’s office bears the rest of the blame. So why in the world did the Bay County Sherrif\’s office pay $2.5 million and the house (the state) recommended b/c of the Gov. to pay another $5 million. This Govenor is outrageous spending the states money when he is attacking private business and looking to subsidize insurance across the state for votes and popularity.
Not only is it too much money, but somebody needs to find out why Crist is so cozy with the plaintiff attorney\’s in this case. He just appointed one of this firms partners to the Florida A&M University board of trustees. Talk about a conflict of interest!!!
The Sheriff paid $2.5m and the State $200k.
While unneccessary death is tragic we are talking about a juvenile petty crook.Considering loss of future income, emotioal distress, etc. what was his life worth. This may sound cynical but that\’s what it comes down to.
I do not know about this case but I would imagine that the boy was sentenced to the boot camp for his shoplifting and car theft. Even so, a 14 year old did not deserve to lose his life like this. He did not murder someone. Sorry folks but if my son were sentenced to a camp and ended up like this I would be suing the pants off them too.
Okay, now that you have vented about how much money was paid out.. let\’s look at a young life that was taken… put yourself in that child\’s mother\’s shoes…. Yes he was placed there for a reason…who are we to judge until we have walked a day in HIS shoes…The money is NOTHING! This is a life that can\’t be brought back…Please think before your type… you can end up in the same place as this family to have a better understanding about COMPASSION!
Loss of future income? We aren\’t talking about smokers who ignore warnings on packs of cigarettes, overweight people who ignore their doctors or people who don\’t wear seatbelts. This is some kid who was doing time for his crime and paid the ultimate, and completely avoidable, price. Wow! You are one callous SOB. Hope you don\’t have kids.
I said all unnessary death is tragic.I do feel for the parents and siblings.
As a matter of fact the dollar value of human life is decided every day in our court systems.
If I died tomorrow and my family got $2.5 million, then another $200k and couldn\’t live for a couple of decades on that, then that is their problem, not the state\’s.
What potential loss of income can be proven from a 14 year old? Is there a standardized formula used? What kind of debt could a 14 year old have left behind? Assuming part of his sentence was to pay restitution to the store from which he shoplifted or to the owner of the vehicle he stole, how much could that amount possibly have been? Is restitution still owed when the guilty party passes away? Is his family obligated to assume the debt?
Oh yes, you did say unneccessary death… that is not the problem… take another look below on what \”you\” wrote asking \”what was his life was worth?\”…. no one has the right to ask that.. not even the court system. I agree with \”Are you Serious\”…I really hope you don\’t have children… I\’m a mother of a 16 yr old son and I would never make those kind of comments about someone else\’s child…You still don\’t get it…
\”While unneccessary death is tragic we are talking about a juvenile petty crook.Considering loss of future income, emotioal distress, etc. what was his life worth. This may sound cynical but that\’s what it comes down to.\”
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Would someone be kind enough to explain how this works?
I\’m unfamiliar with FL laws regarding wrongful death suits and the state\’s liability in this case. Was the young man sentenced to a state-operated boot camp? Would this be similar to a situation where an inmate dies in jail or prison?
Also, why so much money? Am I a calloused jerk for thinking $5 million is excessive?
Lets get this straight. The state was found to be 25% at fault and the Sherrif\’s office bears the rest of the blame. So why in the world did the Bay County Sherrif\’s office pay $2.5 million and the house (the state) recommended b/c of the Gov. to pay another $5 million. This Govenor is outrageous spending the states money when he is attacking private business and looking to subsidize insurance across the state for votes and popularity.
Not only is it too much money, but somebody needs to find out why Crist is so cozy with the plaintiff attorney\’s in this case. He just appointed one of this firms partners to the Florida A&M University board of trustees. Talk about a conflict of interest!!!
The Sheriff paid $2.5m and the State $200k.
While unneccessary death is tragic we are talking about a juvenile petty crook.Considering loss of future income, emotioal distress, etc. what was his life worth. This may sound cynical but that\’s what it comes down to.
I do not know about this case but I would imagine that the boy was sentenced to the boot camp for his shoplifting and car theft. Even so, a 14 year old did not deserve to lose his life like this. He did not murder someone. Sorry folks but if my son were sentenced to a camp and ended up like this I would be suing the pants off them too.
Okay, now that you have vented about how much money was paid out.. let\’s look at a young life that was taken… put yourself in that child\’s mother\’s shoes…. Yes he was placed there for a reason…who are we to judge until we have walked a day in HIS shoes…The money is NOTHING! This is a life that can\’t be brought back…Please think before your type… you can end up in the same place as this family to have a better understanding about COMPASSION!
Loss of future income? We aren\’t talking about smokers who ignore warnings on packs of cigarettes, overweight people who ignore their doctors or people who don\’t wear seatbelts. This is some kid who was doing time for his crime and paid the ultimate, and completely avoidable, price. Wow! You are one callous SOB. Hope you don\’t have kids.
I said all unnessary death is tragic.I do feel for the parents and siblings.
As a matter of fact the dollar value of human life is decided every day in our court systems.
Agreed, it\’s too much money.
If I died tomorrow and my family got $2.5 million, then another $200k and couldn\’t live for a couple of decades on that, then that is their problem, not the state\’s.
What potential loss of income can be proven from a 14 year old? Is there a standardized formula used? What kind of debt could a 14 year old have left behind? Assuming part of his sentence was to pay restitution to the store from which he shoplifted or to the owner of the vehicle he stole, how much could that amount possibly have been? Is restitution still owed when the guilty party passes away? Is his family obligated to assume the debt?
Oh yes, you did say unneccessary death… that is not the problem… take another look below on what \”you\” wrote asking \”what was his life was worth?\”…. no one has the right to ask that.. not even the court system. I agree with \”Are you Serious\”…I really hope you don\’t have children… I\’m a mother of a 16 yr old son and I would never make those kind of comments about someone else\’s child…You still don\’t get it…
\”While unneccessary death is tragic we are talking about a juvenile petty crook.Considering loss of future income, emotioal distress, etc. what was his life worth. This may sound cynical but that\’s what it comes down to.\”