November 15, 201411 yr Facebook Support Page https://www.facebook.com/Deputybrockman So this is how this case has evolved: competing Facebook pages. Superb. As a side note, I see on the link you provided that "I Support Deputy Brockman" T-shirts are now being sold. This is probably a case where the officer's supporters would be better served by saying less instead of keeping this controversy in the spotlight.
November 15, 201411 yr This is probably a case where the officer's supporters would be better served by saying less instead of keeping this controversy in the spotlight. Agreed!
November 15, 201411 yr So this is how this case has evolved: competing Facebook pages. Superb. As a side note, I see on the link you provided that "I Support Deputy Brockman" T-shirts are now being sold. This is probably a case where the officer's supporters would be better served by saying less instead of keeping this controversy in the spotlight. Looks like the T-shirt idea has been cancelled.
November 15, 201411 yr Looks like the T-shirt idea has been cancelled. First thing I thought of was people wearing those T-shirts to make a statement at today's pro-Samantha Ramsey rally on Mall Road.
November 15, 201411 yr So let me ask this. If the victim in this case had been a 52 yo perve dude with a former dui, drunk and high...are we even having this conversation?
November 16, 201411 yr So let me ask this. If the victim in this case had been a 52 yo perve dude with a former dui, drunk and high...are we even having this conversation? Nope
November 16, 201411 yr I hope MADD supporters were there today as well. Will we see any BGPers there? You were hoping all kinds of people would crash the rally today. Did you ever consider that the rally might be part of the healing process for Samantha's family and friends?
November 16, 201411 yr So let me ask this. If the victim in this case had been a 52 yo perve dude with a former dui, drunk and high...are we even having this conversation? To flip your question in a different direction, would the grand jury still be out had the victim been a star athlete and honor student at a Boone County high school?
November 16, 201411 yr To flip your question in a different direction, would the grand jury still be out had the victim been a star athlete and honor student at a Boone County high school? The grand jury would've returned the same decision they did. If you think their decision was affected by who the victim is, I'd say you're delusional.
November 16, 201411 yr To flip your question in a different direction, would the grand jury still be out had the victim been a star athlete and honor student at a Boone County high school? I think it would be the same result, based on what we know. Drunk Honor Student hits deputy with car and is shot...plays the same as drunk teenage girl hits deputy with car and is shot...no difference IMO. Only difference is that in Vman's example the public wouldn't be as worked up about it.
November 16, 201411 yr I was at the AT&T store today on Mall Rd and saw some protesters walking down the road. I also saw about 8 guys in full masks holding up some sort of signs.
November 16, 201411 yr You were hoping all kinds of people would crash the rally today. Did you ever consider that the rally might be part of the healing process for Samantha's family and friends? Then shouldn't they be having a memorial instead of a protest? What are they protesting? She was high and drunk. If she had been a stay at home mom leaving Kroger I could see the outrage. I'm sorry that she's dead but it is because of her actions.
November 16, 201411 yr I've asked over and over for people to assign blame percent to the girl and the Deputy and only a few have done so. The reason as some of you know that I'm asking is if this goes to a Federal Civil Trial...that "What percent were each to blame?" becomes the number one question for the jury. If the jury' date=' after hearing all of the evidence in the Civil Trial finds that the girl is 51% to blame and the Deputy is 49% to blame...guess how much of the requested amount the family will receive? 0% If the girl is more culpable (51% or more) in what happened than the deputy, her side loses in a Federal Civil Trial. If the Jury decides that the Deputy is 51% to blame and the girl is 49%, then her side would win and she would receive 51% of what ever the jury would award her side. I was party to a Federal Civil Case (gave depositions, had to testify and sat right next to the attorney throughout) some years ago and that is roughly how it works. So unless it can be proven that the young lady had less that 50% blame in this case, there is no way it will ever go to trial. I wouldn't be shocked if the county offered a small settlement...I also wouldn't be shocked if they didn't. At this point the Counties insurance Carrier will determine what is the cheapest way out, in most cases it cost much less to settle than to go to trial and win.[/quote'] KY is a pure comparative fault state, which means that a Plaintiff's recovery is reduced by his/her percentage of fault; however, he/she is not precluded from recovery just because a jury finds Plaintiff to be 51% at fault. For example, if Ramsey was found to be 80% at fault, she could still recover for 20%.
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