Judge overturns $38 million award in police killing of Baltimore woman · General Discussion Forum

Surtur Restricted

Judge overturns $38 million award in police killing of Baltimore woman

What do people think, was this the right move? I think it was. To give them $38 million...or any money at all, is insane.

BrolyBlack Restricted

100% right move. Sad that a person died, but it wasnt her fault as it appears.

Surtur Restricted

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
100% right move. Sad that a person died, but it wasnt her fault as it appears.

She pointed a shotgun at cops, etc. so IMO it was her fault. It's her fault the kid got shot too.

BrolyBlack Restricted

I mean the officer who shot her, I thought it was a female officer.

Surtur Restricted

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
I mean the officer who shot her, I thought it was a female officer.

Oh I see. Nah it's a guy named Royce Ruby.

BrolyBlack Restricted

Yea I thought that was a girls name.

Jmanghan Senior Member

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
Yea I thought that was a girls name.

You can't name a girl "Royce".

Silent Master Senior Member

Originally posted by Jmanghan
You can't name a girl "Royce".

https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-royce-1473511.htm

BrolyBlack Restricted

Originally posted by Jmanghan
You can't name a girl "Royce".

Once again you got self-owned by your own ignorance.

Putinbot1 Restricted

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
Once again you got self-owned by your own ignorance.

Is Royce Gracie a girl mate? I reckon it can be both.

BrolyBlack Restricted

The officers name was Royce Ruby. Sounded like a girls name

Putinbot1 Restricted

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
The officers name was Royce Ruby. Sounded like a girls name

It does, although Gracie is feminine as a name too.

mike brown Senior Member

The thing that kills me about that story is they were there to file a warrant over a fta for a ****in traffic stop. And she goes and grabs the shotgun over spending a few days in the county jail. SMH. She definitely wasn't right in the head, they got that part right.

Rockydonovang freedom fighter

The ruling from Norman, a former state trooper, comes nearly a year after a jury awarded the money to Gaines's family.
The jury found that a shot fired by Cpl. Royce Ruby that killed Gaines and injured her 5-year-old son, Kodi Gaines, was not reasonable and violated their civil rights.

So is there a reason she's not doing hard time? What "civil rights" were violated?

Norman ruled that Ruby should be granted qualified immunity, which protects law enforcement officers from civil liability while in the line of duty.

What the ****? If you can't handle the responsibility of being a public servant, then give up the power that comes with the badge.

Surtur Restricted

Why should she do hard time? This was brought about due to the choices of Gaines. She put that child in danger.

mike brown Senior Member

Originally posted by Rockydonovang
So is there a reason she's not doing hard time? What "civil rights" were violated?

That was a civil case.. no criminal charges were ever filed.

Assuming the report is correct that the woman had a shotgun the shooting seems understandable to me. Cops are trained to respond with lethal force in situations like this.