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… He had pulled out the phone in confusion as officers surrounded him as he walked to the corner store, responding to what turned out to be a false report of domestic violence one afternoon more than five years ago.

One of the officers thought White might have a gun, prompting him and several colleagues to start shooting. Bullets ripped into his legs and shoulder as he fell to the pavement — but he survived.

His shooting, around the corner from his South L.A. apartment building, was one of at least 38 in the last five years in which LAPD officers opened fire on someone who ended up being unarmed, according to a Times review of nearly 200 police shootings since 2018. …

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    1 year ago

    That doesn’t seem enough to cover medical bills, let alone living expenses, especially after legal fees.

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      1 year ago

      wtf America… imagine getting shot, being awarded more than 2mil. Dollars compensation and then still not having enough to live.

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        1 year ago

        Attorneys get a third, then medical bills (which are probably more than the payout, I just saw my friend’s bills from a minor car accident that totaled 23k, and that was just a CT scan and a couple of x-rays, at an in-and-out urgent care facility), and living expenses in South LA? Idk, it seems short.