Nice paycheck for sitting on the sidewalk!

[BushMasterBoy]

Aurora forks over cash unlawful detainment. 14 folks get award of $325,000. I wonder how much the lawyer got?



http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Colorado-city-to-pay-325000-for-unlawful408881315.html

original story:

http://kdvr.com/2014/05/17/drivers-sue-aurora-police-after-being-held-at-gunpoint-during-traffic-stop/



Happy New Year!

[funkymonkey1111]

Those constitutional rights are pesky things in the police state

[BladesNBarrels]

Occurred in June 2012. Took over 4 years to settle. Speedy system.

[OneGuy67]

Usually 40% is the lawyer's take.

[gnihcraes]

well, this guy is a snake anyway. Attorney David Lane.

[ben4372]

I remember when this happening thinking how much the police over stepped. I think the city got off cheap. I'm surprised more people weren't in the lawsuit.

[Irving]

Great. I remember when this happened.

[MrPrena]

Moral hazard.

Because $$ comes out of tax payers' pocket, it will continue to:
-do same/similar thing again and again
-lawyer will have a big payout again and again.

[GilpinGuy]

Good outcome. Anyone in Boston ever sue for having their fundamental rights trampled on after the marathon bombing?

[Gman]

It's not a hard concept to understand. Law enforcement can't just cast a wide net over the citizenry hoping that their perp is in there somewhere.

[TFOGGER]

Doing some quick math, the plaintiffs should get about $14000 each(on average) after attorney's fees. This money should come out of the former police chief's personal funds.

[buffalobo]

Moral hazard.

Because $$ comes out of tax payers' pocket, it will continue to:
-do same/similar thing again and again
-lawyer will have a big payout again and again.
^^^This.

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[Jer]

Good outcome. Anyone in Boston ever sue for having their fundamental rights trampled on after the marathon bombing?

It's funny you mention this because I was wondering the same thing. In the moments following the bombing I found myself alone in questioning the reach of LE in their search for the perps. Constitutionally protected rights aren't protected when things are going fine and stress levels are low. There's time to make the proper decision then. The Constitution represents the bare minimum of rights so that in times of stress and anxiety the line is clear and it was crossed that day blatantly and numerous times in the name of safety and it didn't seem like too many people gave a shit. Pretty scary precedent to set IMO.

[milwaukeeshaker]

So are you saying that you think this was good, or a bad idea that these folks sued?


Aurora forks over cash unlawful detainment. 14 folks get award of $325,000. I wonder how much the lawyer got?



http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Colorado-city-to-pay-325000-for-unlawful408881315.html

original story:

http://kdvr.com/2014/05/17/drivers-sue-aurora-police-after-being-held-at-gunpoint-during-traffic-stop/



Happy New Year!

[BushMasterBoy]

So are you saying that you think this was good, or a bad idea that these folks sued?

I'm saying it happened.

[CS1983]

I'd be interested in Foxtrot and others reply on at what point "rights" become "conveniences to be ignored".

[CHA-LEE]

Unlawfully detaining citizens to catch a bank robber that has already fled the scene is absolutely retarded and unethical. Stealing money, money that is federally insured as well, does not in its self justify throwing citizens rights out the window. If the money had a GPS tracker in it then what is the rush in trying to detain the knuckle head in a large group of people. Send an unmarked car after the money GPS signal and wait until they segregate themselves from others so there is no need to figure out who the robber is.

The police trying to wrangle up the robber in this fashion significantly increased the risk of citizens getting hurt or killed if a fire fight broke out. Luckily a fire fight didn't happen but if it had it would have been a very bad situation.

This Aurora bank robber situation is obviously not a good situation, but the Boston City lock down and rights violations make this Aurora thing look like a drop in the bucket. I understand that law enforcement wants to get the bad guys but if they do so by breaking the very laws and rights they have sworn to uphold then what is the point of having law enforcement?

[funkymonkey1111]

So are you saying that you think this was good, or a bad idea that these folks sued?


All you have to do is read the title of the thread

[electronman1729]

I want to get a lucky break like this!

[kidicarus13]

I want to get a lucky break like this!
So what you're saying is that you'll trade your constitutional rights for cash?

[electronman1729]

So what you're saying is that you'll trade your constitutional rights for cash?

No
But I surely do and have sued for things like this.