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Article #86181Re: - Cops Must Pay For Excessive Force $500,000 -
From: - John McGuire
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:00
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Or how about you take yourself to: larrymcwhiney.byhimself.alone Then you'll only see the content you like ... > Please take this to co.politics and leave it there. Thanks. > > -Outlaw Frog Raper- wrote in message <3685f03c.85176907@news.cityusa.net>... > >Jury Finds for Fleeing Suspect > > > > > > DENVER (AP) -- A federal jury awarded $500,000 to the estate of a > >man killed > > when police pumped 25 shots into his car as he fled a bar fight. > > > > Jurors on Thursday said two officers involved in the shooting of > >Jeffrey Truax in March > > 1996 used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights, > >but they said he wasn't > > wrongfully killed because the officers' behavior wasn't ``willful > >and wanton.'' > > > > ``It's a split decision. ... At first blush, there could appear > >to be an inconsistency in > > that,'' said the officers' lawyer, Ted Halaby. He said he will > >appeal. > > > > Officers Kenneth Chavez and Andrew Clarry were off-duty and > >working security at > > the now-closed club 1082 Broadway when they were summoned to > >break up a fight > > between Truax, three of his friends and two strangers outside, > >according to testimony. > > > > Chavez fired into Truax's Acura Legend out of fear that Truax was > >about to run over > > Clarry, who was in front of the car, Halaby said. Chavez fired > >the shot that killed > > Truax, and he and Clarry fired a total of 25 shots into the car. > >Scott Ferguson, who > > was in the car with Truax, was injured in the shooting. > > > > The officers were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, and Halaby > >said the two > > officers have been returned to duty on the police force. > > > > The lawsuit, filed by Truax's parents, said the officers were not > >in any immediate > > danger and shot Truax in anger. The suit had sought unspecified > >damages. > >Reposting and/or crossposting this article would > >help a great deal. The spam police have overstepped > >their purpose. This is not spam. They only wish to > >silence me. Thank you, - OFR - > > >
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