glhs837
Power with Control
A rather large one, about $180,000. If you are an officer, that is, who rammed the biker when he did pull over, then in the midst of his surrender decided he wasn't acting fast enough and kicked him in the ribs, breaking a collarbone and a couple of ribs. I do love the "Whoops, damn the luck, there's video".
http://thenewspaper.com/news/48/4876.asp
What strikes me as odd, were I to assault a fellow citizen and break bones, I'm pretty sure I would face criminal charges. But not the officer, this was a civil suit the guy filed after his medical bills came to over 30K.
http://thenewspaper.com/news/48/4876.asp
What strikes me as odd, were I to assault a fellow citizen and break bones, I'm pretty sure I would face criminal charges. But not the officer, this was a civil suit the guy filed after his medical bills came to over 30K.
Wilkens quickly stood up, with his arms extended, palms up. Captain Edwards exited his vehicle with his gun pointed at Wilkens. Although Captain Edwards yelled to tell Wilkens to get down on the ground, between the helmet and the active siren, Wilkens said it took him a second or two to realize he needed to get on the ground. As he started moving down, the trooper gave him a karate kick to the chest. The officer later expressed surprise that his kick was preserved on tape.
"I did not think that car's video system was working properly, so I didn't think we had video of this incident," Captain Edwards admitted.
The district attorney's office never filed charges against Wilkens, but the motorcyclist decided to sue for damages after his medical bills and other expenses topped $31,000.