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On Wednesday, a jury stunned even the admitted thief, awarding him a $510,000 verdict for the broken ankle.
While it was the biggest, the windfall wasnt Jarmans first payout from the city. He sued the NYPD in 2005 for false arrest after a drug-sale rap was dropped. The city settled for $15,000. Jarman, 50, took the cops to court again in November 2013 for false arrest on another drug rap that was dropped, and the city settled that case last month for $20,000.
i actually agree with this verdict. the law is the law. the guy was a kriminul but that doesnt give some cop the right to break someones leg, punch their teeth in etc...you guys do realize that, right?
Have to agree with this.
The correct punishment for shoplifting is to cut off his hand not break his ankle.
i actually agree with this verdict. the law is the law. the guy was a kriminul but that doesnt give some cop the right to break someones leg, punch their teeth in etc...you guys do realize that, right?
What's a kriminul? I'm not familiar with that word.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/17/crook-wins-suit-against-nypd-for-broken-ankle-during-arrest/“We are going to fight this verdict,” vowed senior city lawyer Muriel Goode-Trufant.
okay i hope u dont mind ur tax dollars going to pay these types of lawsuits
Outrage not found - especially in these forums.
Most of you piss all over yourselves in rage when a cop so much as sneezes in the general direction of someone.
In the shoplift case, Jarman claimed that 5-foot-5 Sgt. Samuel Morales approached him inside Pathmark after a store clerk reported a theft. The suit said the cop was intimidated by the 6-foot-2 Jarman.
Morales “appeared to be afraid of Plaintiff because of his size” before slapping on handcuffs but quickly turned nasty once he was safely shackled, said the suit.
Jarman told Morales to loosen the cuffs, but the cop yanked on them instead and caused the towering unemployed chef to tumble over, papers state.
The suit claimed that Jarman couldn’t steady himself because Morales had his boot purposefully holding his foot in place.
IF he's telling the truth. But either way, $510,000 is insane for a broken ankle.http://nypost.com/2014/07/17/crook-wins-suit-against-nypd-for-broken-ankle-during-arrest/
The guy didnt break his ankle by his own doing. It happened because the cop stood on his foot, and pushed the guy. So, what should have been a simple arrest, turned into a lawsuit that the people had to pay for. Annoying.
a just lawsuit at that!!It happened because the cop stood on his foot, and pushed the guy. So, what should have been a simple arrest, turned into a lawsuit that the people had to pay for.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/17/crook-wins-suit-against-nypd-for-broken-ankle-during-arrest/
The guy didnt break his ankle by his own doing. It happened because the cop stood on his foot, and pushed the guy. So, what should have been a simple arrest, turned into a lawsuit that the people had to pay for. Annoying.
agreed.
some super cop decides to go over the top and snap an ankle, someone has to be accountable.
obviously not the cop cause he's a cop but taxpayers...
that seems inherently wrong doesn't it.
IF he's telling the truth. But either way, $510,000 is insane for a broken ankle.
For $510,000 you can break every bone in both my legs.