No compensation for Greenwood Village family after police destroy home, court rules

[.455_Hunter]

https://www.9news.com/article/news/l...5-ab0872020016

A family whose Greenwood Village home was destroyed by police after an armed suspect took refuge inside it and refused to come out won't get compensation from the city for their losses, according to a ruling from the 10th Circuit Appeals Court.

The ruling also noted that the "innocence of the owner does not factor into the determination."

Please help me understand what is going on here:

Does homeowners insurance cover this?

Are the homeowners screwed or are they trying to double dip from the city and insurance?

Your thoughts and comments?

[Irving]

Insurance specifically excludes police action, and the government specifically denies responsibility for anything they do.

Similar case in Greenwood Village a few years ago when the cops blew a few vehicle sized holes in a home when a bad guy ran and hid in there.

[whitewalrus]

Yep, most things that involve the government or civil unrest are excluded in insurance policies. Really sucks for this family as the damage to that house is obscene. The police should have just knocked the whole thing down to save them the demo cost.

And whats worse is that most cities would cite the owners for the house and then charge them to demo it unless they fix or demo it themselves.

[hollohas]

W.T.F.

[ray1970]

Note to self- armed suspect comes into my home then I make sure to dispatch him and toss the body outside before the police arrive so they don?t fuck up my home.

[Irving]

Similar case in Greenwood Village a few years ago when the cops blew a few vehicle sized holes in a home when a bad guy ran and hid in there.

Der der der. For some reason I was thinking this was a new case in Glenwood Springs. Very clearly the same case.

[hurley842002]

Seems like one of the few legitimate causes for a gofundme...


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[.455_Hunter]

If the homeowner is truly unable to claim on his insurance, how can the city government withhold any sort of compensation and look themselves in the mirror everyday?

Where are the citizens of Greenwood Village? I would think a petition mandating compensation would get good support in the public.

[Eric P]

If the homeowner is truly unable to claim on his insurance, how can the city government withhold any sort of compensation and look themselves in the mirror everyday?

Where are the citizens of Greenwood Village? I would think a petition mandating compensation would get good support in the public.

Or a change in government immunity laws.

[Gman]

Der der der. For some reason I was thinking this was a new case in Glenwood Springs. Very clearly the same case.

I'm glad you caught that.

Pretty crazy that there's no limitation on the amount of private property that the police can destroy and insurance doesn't cover it either. There should be relief somewhere for something like this. It's not an act of God, and it's government at the local level so it's really not an act of war...or is it?