article_snippet: With that being said, it can never be justified.
article_snippet: Cuyahoga County's medical examiner has ruled the death of this 12-year-old child a homicide but has issued no determination as to whether the events that caused Tamirconstitute a crime.
article_snippet: In its 41-page response to the family's lawsuit filed Friday, Cuyahoga County's says that Tamir's injuries "were directly and proximately caused by the failure of Plaintiffs' decedent to exercise due care to avoid injury.
article_snippet: its 41-page response to the family's lawsuit filed Friday further says that "Plaintiffs' decedent's injuries, losses, and damages complained of, were directly and proximately caused by the acts of Plaintiffs' decedent, not this Defendant.
article_snippet: Another attorney for the Rice family has said Cuyahoga County's's response to the family's lawsuit filed Friday last week was indicative of well-documented problems within the Cleveland Police Department.
article_snippet: Their tactics that preceded Tamir death and the subsequent victim blaming are examples of the institutionalized behavior that has beset the Cleveland Police Department.
article_snippet: the Rice familyseeks to eliminate certain institutional behaviors and practices that have no place in our diverse community.
article_snippet: CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.