What would you do…if a 19-year-old member of your family runs a red light, fails to pull over for officers, leads police on a high-speed chase on the streets of Los Angeles, pulls over and threatens officers with what appears to be a gun, and then gets shot to death by police? (TAR Lite #5)
Would you:
1. Apologize to the motorists, police and taxpayers of Los Angeles for the inexplicable behaviors of your family member?
2. Since you are too shamed to say anything to anyone, quietly plan the young man’s funeral and try to move on with your life?
3. Apologize to everyone, explaining that while the young man was generally a good kid, no one could stop him from using whatever drugs he was on and that this is the sort of horrifying behavior that drugs can cause in susceptible individuals?
4. Bring a wrongful death claim against the Los Angeles Police Department for $120 million dollars, blaming them for the death of your family member?
Congratulations if you selected # 4: this is ...
