City reaches $375K settlement for wrongful arrest

City reaches $375K settlement for wrongful arrest

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[ianbattles]

If this money came from the pockets of the cops who made this bogus arrest, cops might actually do their due-diligence BEFORE hauling someone off to jail.

[aznboycols]

Unless the settlement money comes out of the officers' pocket, the taxpayers will be bailing out their incompetence.

[rayh]

Any unlawful arrest should cost a city a minimum of %5 million and the department should lose five years budget. They should be required to sell assets to make payroll.

[tooge]

I was falsely arrested / imprisoned as an act of retaliation after telling a deputy his actions were criminal !!!

[markfaas]

As a former federal case juror. It is necessary to attach a good portion of the officer’s retirement to these settlements. When offending officers are made financially responsible for their actions. Their behavior will change..

[mikeelek]

The police department is "looking into it, " which means that it isn't looking into it, and there will never be a response.

[countbenjamin]

Anytime a lawsuit is won..if it's over $25, 000 the city employee should be fired or have to pay it themselves. One way to get rid of those who cost the citizens

[makeupover]

I was falsely arrested too, in florida, spent 36 hours in lockup, bailed out and fought for 3 years to the point of going to trial where upon the state attorney of florida dropped their charges, they tried to get me to plea to a lower charge so I could not sue, I called their bluff and asked for a jury trial, they Immediately dropped the charge "nolle prosequi" meaning to evidence to prosecute, I am now suing here in florida.

[hotmicdotone]

Instead of Coffee + Donuts - Police, Prosecutors, and Judges need to be held accountable for Malicious Ineptitude.

[avakrug]

Go to court, he would have gotten millions, maybe before but jurys are done with bad cops, make citys pay for hiring idiots.

[edbarrett]

Should have been 1.5 million every 24 hrs locked up. Attorneys are for the best deal for the courts. Anyone that's ever been arrested should look at the case law on this.

[notvalidcharacters]

Sad to say, being apprehended at gunpoint when you don't even remotely resemble a description is not at all uncommon. It happened to me too.

[cobracommander]

There isn't any incentive for the police to not just grab someone that doesn't fit the description and charge them with a felony. The cop has faced zero consequences for charging the wrong person. The DA will not face any consequences for filing those charges. Until we hold police and DA's accountable no one is safe from false charges. Until it happens to you or your loved ones you don't know how easy it actually is.

[greenefamily]

It shouldn't take years to get public officials into court.

[buddhabelly]

I would have given him 1M+, his lawyers failed him.

[CipherAes]

375K is too cheap. The amount will not change bad and incompetent or out right illegal behaviors.

[JustABill]

Any officers involved should be arrested at gunpoint, subject to the same intensive search and spend 7 days in jail for their gross incompetence. The process is the punishment. This should not just apply to civilians.

[garryellison]

What sanctions where put on the cop who did this to an innocent man, what punishment does he face ?

[robertsteinbach]

If I were Mayor of that city and no action was done by the Police chief about the false arrest, I would be looking for another police chief. I would make sure something worthwhile would happen to stop this from happening again.

[thomasconnolly]

Another example of incompetent cops, unjustly filing charges against an innocent citizen, then just walking away with no consequences. This has to stop.