In this case I can see two of the torts being …show more content…
I believe that this Tort applies to this case because I do not feel that any reasonable person or officer would have one shot a person that was 10 to 15 feet away walking in another direction. If the first mistake was made to shoot this individual, I sure do not believe that an individual would shot the same person another thirteen times as he lays on the ground from the other 3 bullets that were placed in him. I also can back this up by saying these were at least 12 officers on the spot and Officer Jason Van Dyke was the only officer to shoot. There are 5 elements in which to prove “Negligence Tort” I believe that all 5 can be proven in this case.
I believe that the officer will be convicted, as well he will be sued for a wrongful death case. The family already settled for a few million dollars from the City. I believe once this trial goes to court others will be charged remember, there were several officers at the scene whom all neglected to tell the officer to stop, they also wrote reports that did not support the video tape that eventually