Slain officer's sister says Facebook should be held liable for her brother's death

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Speaking exclusively with CBS Morning's co-anchor Tony Dokoupil, Underwood Jacobs said her brother, federal Officer Pat Underwood, would still be alive today if it wasn't for Facebook.

"They didn't necessarily pull the trigger but what they did do is they had the information that could've stopped all of this and they sat on it," Underwood Jacobs said."I feel that they are liable."

In a wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month, Underwood Jacobs claims that Justus and Carrillo, who lived more than 50 miles apart,"had never met in person." The lawsuit alleges that two"had no reason to cross" paths until a Facebook group brought them together. The suit claims Facebook recommended Justus"join groups dedicated to promoting the Boogaloo movement.

The FBI says"soup bois" is a reference members of the Boogaloo movement use to discuss federal law enforcement agencies that are colloquially referred to as"alphabet soup" agencies. Minutes after Carrillo's post in the Facebook group calling on members to target federal law enforcement officials, Justus commented saying"Let's boogie."

"But they didn't use the word 'kill.' There was some coded language," Dokoupil pointed out to her lawyer, Ted Leopold."If Facebook were monitoring that, what makes you comfortable with them determining what is just people talking, and what is a crime?"

 

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