Mike Hellgren, in partnership with the Sun, takes you inside these troubling cases.
For years, Baltimore City police have grappled with excessive force complaints. Now an exhaustive Baltimore Sun investigation revealed more than 100 people have won settlements and judgments that, along with legal fees, cost city taxpayers $11.5 million over the past four years.
Victims include a pregnant accountant, a woman selling church raffle tickets, a deacon, an 87-year-old grandmother and another grandmother, Barbara Floyd. The city paid her $30,000. She said she was trying to get her grandson into her house when officers claimed she was interfering with his arrest.
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5 comments:
To quote ray Charles, "Baby, what I say..."
Right there with ya Imclain:
But the Fraternal Order of Police contended the officers are not brutal and many people file frivolous lawsuits to take advantage of them.
6:47 That's true. Keep on beating, officers! They can't sue if they're dead, just saying.
The body cameras will show frivolous from brutality.....
Anonymous Anonymous said...
6:47 That's true. Keep on beating, officers! They can't sue if they're dead, just saying.
October 1, 2014 at 8:55 AM
But the can still sue the department if the kops are dead. Just saying
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