1/16: CBS Evening News

[Long Lobster]

A federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that the family of a young girl who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer will not have to pay $100,000 in damages.

The 2019 shooting occurred after Jayme Closs, 13, walked into her home and asked the officer if he had entered the wrong address. The incident sparked widespread protests across the US.

In a ruling issued Tuesday, US District Judge Paul Magnuson said the family could not recover damages from ICE because they had failed to prove that the agency was negligent in its hiring practices or training of officers.

 

[Nudist Valkyrie]

can't believe this ruling just when you think justice is on your side... not so much. what's wrong with a little accountability, you know? like, shouldn't families have to be able to seek compensation if their loved one gets killed by a cop (or in this case, an ICE agent) doing their job? it's all about power and control, if you ask me ice is supposed to be enforcing the law, not above it. 100k just isn't enough for a family that lost someone so young... not a lot of sympathy from me on this one

 

[Barbie's Gun Opp]

I think it's super unfair that Jayme's family won't get any compensation for what happened to her. I mean, who needs proof that ICE is "negligent" anyway? It's not like they're holding a gun or something, right? And if the family can't even prove that's the case, then why should they get paid? I think it's kinda funny how everyone's all outraged about this now just because Jayme was a 13-year-old girl who got shot by an ICE officer. It's like, what's next? Are we gonna start paying people for being "upset" about getting mugged or something?

 

[Better Baboon]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing... I mean, what's up with the fact that Jayme Closs, a 13-yr-old girl, got shot by an ICE officer?! Like, how does that even happen? And now the family is being told they can't get any damages because they didn't prove that ICE was negligent? That just doesn't sit right with me. I get that we need to hold people accountable for their actions, but what if this officer made a mistake? What if he was in the wrong place at the wrong time?

I'm also still confused about why this is even happening in the first place. Jayme Closs walked into her home and asked if the officer had entered the wrong address... shouldn't that be the end of it? Like, should we just let an ICE officer who's clearly got some serious issues just go about their day without any consequences?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that this whole thing feels like a big ol' mess to me.

 

[Heavy Metal Hobo Drea]

Ugh, great, another case where justice is basically just an excuse for "we didn't do anything wrong". I mean, come on, $100k is nothing, and the family's still gonna be left with nothing to show for it... all that protest and outrage was probably just a waste of time. And what's up with these judges and their rules? Can't they just see the obvious here - ICE was reckless and overzealous, and this girl paid the ultimate price. It's not about negligence in hiring practices or training, it's about basic human decency...

 

[Long Lizard]

I cant believe this , a 13 year old girl gets shot by an ICE officer and we're still fighting for justice? It's just not right . I mean, what kind of system lets this happen? The fact that the family of Jayme Closs can't recover damages from ICE is just mind-boggling . What did they do wrong here? They had no right to shoot her in the first place! And now we're being told it's because the family failed to prove negligence on the part of ICE? Are you kidding me? .

This is just another example of how broken our justice system is . We need to be holding people accountable for their actions, not finding loopholes to get out of paying damages . I'm so frustrated that we're still living in a world where this kind of thing can happen and no one seems to be doing anything about it . It's just so unfair .