Seven of the ten most-sued police officers of the 35,000-member New York Police Department are in Staten Island. These suits are typically settled, with millions of dollars of taxpayer money being paid to the victims. Yet these officers are still on the streets making arrests. When our clients are assaulted, they are routinely charged with resisting arrest or assaulting an officer—attempts to justify the brutality. It becomes the accused’s word against the officer’s. This pits mainly poor men of color labeled as “criminals” against officers sworn to “serve and protect.”
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:34:13 +0000
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