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07-15-2015, 11:11 AM | #1 |
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ACLU sues Alton
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07-15-2015, 01:05 PM | #2 | |
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Did the BOS act rather hastily... Yep probably... the court thinks so Did the BOS learn their lesson about the abuse of power??? who knows time will tell..... Does Mr. Clay have a reputation that may have inspired the BOS to act the way they did.... Yep Probably, I know my research should he has an interesting past Who will pay for the monetary gain of the ACLU lawsuit... The tax payers... There was a mistake... let it go and move on.... PEOPLE ARENT PERFECT... lawsuits will not fix society!!!!!
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07-15-2015, 07:36 PM | #3 |
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Toss off the 1st amendment?
There is a lot to be said for moving on but, a court has found that first amendment rights were violated by the government. Enforcing accountability for that is not trivial. I would feel a greater injustice if nothing were done about it. Rock on ACLU!
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07-15-2015, 08:33 PM | #4 | |
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As noted, the taxpayers are "the government" who pays. |
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07-15-2015, 09:53 PM | #5 |
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Weird priorities
Saving a few dollars per taxpayer are more important than the govt using police power to silence a citizens constitutional rights under the 1st amendment? Really? REALLY?
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07-16-2015, 06:02 AM | #6 |
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I prefer to see our local town's limited dollars spent on educating students, repairing roads and policing the streets rather than paying the costs of defense and potential payout of a lawsuit. If that makes my priorities "weird" so be it!
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07-16-2015, 07:01 AM | #7 |
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Agree 110% with Vitabene. A mistake was made, challenged, judicated and resolved. We don't need the town (and ultimately the tax payers) wasting money on legal fees when there are other more important issues in the town.
Get over it and move on |
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I can agree that there is to much litigation in our society. However if I am ever arrested in similar circumstances, and the judge later says I was being censored, I will file a lawsuit - guaranteed! Perhaps the people posting that he should "just move on" have never been arrested, cuffed and booked when what they were doing was perfectly legal. |
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07-16-2015, 09:52 AM | #9 |
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One can only hope the lawsuit will act to deter others from discharging their public duties in a ham-fisted, tyrannical manner.
I suspect the end-cost of litigation will be borne by the insurance carrier (assuming this is a covered risk) as opposed to the tax payers, but no doubt future insurance premiums will increase. |
07-16-2015, 10:52 AM | #10 |
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I used to believe that if there was no malice and no gross neglect, suing is not who I am. However, several years ago I fell on some ice at my sportsman's club that had not been cleared the day before and was now covered with a fine coat of snow. Ended up rupturing my quads. Insurance paid for the operation, short term disability paid my salary, and all I was out was the co-pay for rehab. I didn't sue even though it was negligent to not have removed the ice, particularly since the surface was directly behind the pistol ports and was on an incline. If I sued, I would only be "taxing" my own club and club members.
The next year I observed the same situation with ice not being removed. The officers of the club didn't learn their lesson. If I had sued, perhaps they would have. Who knows? |
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