From the article it sounds like he could seize assets from the cop (who probably hasn't $6M) but not the city as the case was against him and not the city:
> The city spent more than $4 million fighting Howard's civil rights lawsuit, which originally included the city and several employees as defendants but ultimately just included Dowdy. Now the city says it won't indemnify Dowdy, whom it employed for 36 years. That means it won't pay the $6 million the jury awarded Howard
What changed my assessment was actually another commenter[0] highlighting that the cop may be personally liable. If that's the case, then it could be a good thing with regards to qualified immunity. Cops seeing that there may be severe negative consequences for their actions may make them decide to behave.
> the city will only pay out if its cops and other employees were acting in good faith, not maliciously. Since the officer that framed Howard was found to be acting in bad faith, the city won't pay.
They paid him to be a cop for 36 years. He was on a payroll when he fabricated evidence.
If I’m a truck driver and I break something with my truck on a shift, my company’s insurance policy will cover that. Apparently, this is not true if I’m a cop and I break someone’s life.
If you are acting maliciously when you break something while at work, yes the insurance company will pay. But then the insurance company will come after you to recover the losses.
> a government employee gets a speeding ticket while working
We’re talking about police officers, who are notorious for getting away with various infractions, including speed tickets and falsifying evidence leading to life imprisonment or death row.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 41.1 ms ] thread> The city spent more than $4 million fighting Howard's civil rights lawsuit, which originally included the city and several employees as defendants but ultimately just included Dowdy. Now the city says it won't indemnify Dowdy, whom it employed for 36 years. That means it won't pay the $6 million the jury awarded Howard
I'm not really sure what there is to discuss here. How thin the veil is? The legalities involved in sending a debt from the state to collections?
39% of residents are black[1]. 17% poverty[2]. 80% Democrat[3], mostly the new kind that can't see why moderates ought to exist.
Does that change your assessment?
[1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/durham-nc-popula... [2] https://www.welfareinfo.org/poverty-rate/north-carolina/durh... [3] https://bestplaces.net/voting/city/north_carolina/durham
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31093344
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/03/20/...
Ah yes, perfectly sound logic. /s
But of course, they should make an exception here.
They paid him to be a cop for 36 years. He was on a payroll when he fabricated evidence.
If I’m a truck driver and I break something with my truck on a shift, my company’s insurance policy will cover that. Apparently, this is not true if I’m a cop and I break someone’s life.
We’re talking about police officers, who are notorious for getting away with various infractions, including speed tickets and falsifying evidence leading to life imprisonment or death row.