My son was assaulted by 3 individual with a rifle at a city park. 4hrs facial surgery. How can I sue the suspects? Also, due to poor police practices, how can I sue that city police department?
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My son was assaulted by 3 individual with a rifle at a city park. 4hrs facial surgery. How can I sue the suspects? Also, due to poor police practices, how can I sue that city police department?
The assault was caught on video. It has
made news several times and recently
the city police released the video on
social media.
This investigation has been a web of
lies from the beginning, delayed police
response time yet the dept was 2mins
away from crime site, not notifying the
family , provided the media with
information before notifying the victim
and family, treating the victim like a
suspect, etc.
http//www.gastongazette.com/news/20170
308/one-suspect-charged-in-park-attack
Asked on April 18, 2017 under Personal Injury, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, you can't effectively sue the city or police--unless I am misunderstanding the question, the assault occured before police would be on the scene, even if they had responded instantly: therefore, you son's injuries had nothing to do with the poor police practices, and those poor practices did not cause his harm or medical bills. Therefore, the city and police are not liable for his injuries, since they did not cause them; and if you did sue for their bad behavior, all you could get would be the losses (e.g. economic losses or costs) provably caused by their poor practices, which may be minimal.
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