Seattle man died by suicide as a result of cop's lie, mom says in new lawsuit

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Wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a man who killed himself after a cop lied about a hit and run to make him believe he’d hit and badly injured a pedestrian.

“It’s a lie, but it’s fun,” said the cop, who received only minor discipline.
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4:47 AM · Jun 17, 2021

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What started with a minor car accident and a Seattle police officer’s lie ended with a man taking his own life, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother and friends.

Porter Feller, a 40-year-old Seattle resident, was driving his Mitsubishi Eclipse on May 29, 2018 when he crashed into a BMW, pushing it into an Acura and causing “minor damage,” according to a lawsuit filed June 4 in King County Superior Court by Feller’s mom, Renée Thomas, and friends Maggie Parks and Amy Marderosian. The three are suing the city of Seattle for wrongful death, outrage and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

No one reported injuries in the crash and Feller left the scene without giving his information, the lawsuit states.

Later on the day of the crash, Seattle Police Officer Matthew Kerby was tasked with getting a statement and insurance information from Feller and went to Parks’ home, which was listed on Feller’s car registration.

Beforet reaching Parks’ house, Kerby told fellow police officer Guzman that he “planned on using a ruse” in the investigation and was recorded on audio and video saying, “It’s a lie, but it’s fun.”

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[dickthegrouch]

1. IMHO cops lying is equivalent to evidence planting.

No official should ever even think of lying.
There are no ethics, no integrity, no hint of reliability in anything any longer.
No one knows who or what to trust.
Tell the truth, or say nothing.

[Sympthsical]

2. That is a mark of a man who enjoys terrorizing people

Or, you know, exactly who you don't want to be a police officer.

If you derive pleasure from someone else's horror, you should probably be disqualified from most jobs.

[uponit7771]

4. +1

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. PrOtEcTiNg AnD sErViNg

The depravity.