Pat Oliphant for December 03, 1993
December 02, 1993
December 06, 1993
Transcript:
Police Officer: Well...maybe I could draw my gun to stop him, but then I might shoot and wound him, and then he'd sue, and the appeals court would award him 4.3 million bucks, and the Supreme Court would let it stand, and I say the hell with it! Punk: If you shoot him, don't wound him.
So? It’s not like you’ll pay any of it.
Nowadays, of course, the suit is dismissed unless some other court has already ruled that it’s a violation of the Fourth Amendment to shoot someone who is beating up a guy with glasses and a cane on a subway platform.