US policing Police officer fired for not shooting black suspect wins $175,000 Stephen Mader, a former officer in West Virginia, sued after he was fired for not shooting a black suspect during a standoff in 2016 As part of the settlement, Stephen Mader, center, was also granted a pledge that his former employer would not prevent him from obtaining a new job in law enforcement elsewhere.
A former police officer who alleged he was fired for not shooting a black suspect during a standoff has settled a wrongful termination suit with his former department for $175,000.
Mader was the first responding officer to a 2016 call involving RJ Williams, a 23-year-old black man believed to be suicidal.
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“The unfortunate reality of police work is that making any decision is better than making no decision at all,” it read.
“No police officer should ever lose their job – or have their name dragged through the mud – for choosing to talk to, rather than shoot a fellow citizen,” Mader’s attorney Timothy O’Brien said after the settlement.
This claim did not square with termination letter, however, which directly and repeatedly chastised Mader for not shooting. »
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