City of Philadelphia ordered to pay $1.5 million in 1996 to a MOVE bombing survivor and the families of people killed, $12.83 million awarded in 2005 to residents who were made homeless.
No one from the city government was criminally charged in the attack. The only surviving adult MOVE member, Ramona Africa, refused to testify in court and was charged and convicted on charges of riot and conspiracy; she served seven years in prison.[23]
There’s allot more, I just don’t want to paste the whole Wiki article here. But if you read through the wiki article’s “Aftermath” section it does lay out everything. There was a lot of legal action involved. Oh, which reminds me…
Oh, I don’t doubt that the U.S. court system treated these people better than Russia would. I just don’t think that it’s accurate to compare the two on this matter.
I don’t think awarding money to people because they suffered something that should never have happened is applause worthy. That’s bare minimum shit, especially because this isn’t the first instance something like this has happened. I’m referring to the Tulsa race massacre.
Oh, I don’t doubt that the U.S. court system treated these people better than Russia would. I just don’t think that it’s accurate to compare the two on this matter.
I don’t think awarding money to people because they suffered something that should never have happened is applause worthy. That’s bare minimum shit, especially because this isn’t the first instance something like this has happened. I’m referring to the Tulsa race massacre.
… was to suggest equality between the United States and Russia and how they handle situations like this in general.
While the US did not handle it as well as it should have handled it, it did handle it better than Russia would, and to suggest otherwise is not factual, but instead just trying to sway opinion.
The OPs comment seems to be a normal state of affairs for legal versus “legal” situation comparisons of the two countries.
Was anyone actually punished, though? All I can see is the families were awarded money.
Did the cops that drop the bomb actually get punished?? I can’t find information about it.
From the same article…
There’s allot more, I just don’t want to paste the whole Wiki article here. But if you read through the wiki article’s “Aftermath” section it does lay out everything. There was a lot of legal action involved. Oh, which reminds me…
Oh, I don’t doubt that the U.S. court system treated these people better than Russia would. I just don’t think that it’s accurate to compare the two on this matter.
I don’t think awarding money to people because they suffered something that should never have happened is applause worthy. That’s bare minimum shit, especially because this isn’t the first instance something like this has happened. I’m referring to the Tulsa race massacre.
I agree.
The obvious point that the OP was making…
… was to suggest equality between the United States and Russia and how they handle situations like this in general.
While the US did not handle it as well as it should have handled it, it did handle it better than Russia would, and to suggest otherwise is not factual, but instead just trying to sway opinion.
The OPs comment seems to be a normal state of affairs for legal versus “legal” situation comparisons of the two countries.