This is a textbook case of the so-called geographically-driven policing run amok. Lets call it what it really is-racial profiling. The photos below are from the federal court documents. The following correspondence is an excerpt from City Attorney Grant Langley recommending that the Judiciary and Legislation committee approve a $90,000 settlement for Precious Venable. In case you missed it, Jason Bleichwehl and Jeffrey Cline were also the officers on scene with Derek Williams. An inquest recommended charges against them regarding his death. They later did face criminal charges...for illegal strip searches. Vagnini got the longest sentence for the searches, a mere 26 months in prison. His background suggests thats a pittance. Grant Langleys letter follows.- Dear Council Members: Enclosed please find a proposed resolution to approve a settlement for $90,000 to settle the claims raised by Precious Venable in the lawsuit entitled Precious Venable v. City of Milwaukee, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 13-CV-1114, as well as a fiscal impact statement. On September 30, 2013, Ms. Venable filed a Complaint with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case Number 13-CV-1114 alleging, among other things, unreasonable search and seizure in violation of her constitutional rights and civil rights under the United States Constitution. In addition to suing the City of Milwaukee directly, Ms. Venable sued Police Chief Edward Flynn, former Sergeant Jason Mucha and former officer Michael Vagnini. Ms. Venable alleges that during a traffic stop in 2012, Officer Vagnini subjected her to a search that required her to lift shirt and to pull her pants away from her body while the officer looked down her pants. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment was denied and the issue of qualified immunity which was raised on behalf of the officer, was appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The defense would proceed with that appeal, and subsequent to the appeal, the case would potentially go to trial on additional issues, in the event the matter is not settled.- Yes, officers routinely use qualified immunity as a defense! A link to the full correspondence is here: https://milwaukee.legistar/View.ashx?M=F&ID=3288857&GUID=6B6B7CF0-A99F-42F6-BDEB-D31C54C5F27A Link to the full 38-page federal Civil Rights lawsuit: images.bimedia.net/documents/38+page+federal+lawsuit+against+MPD.pdf
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:42:09 +0000
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