cops have to pay out of their own pockets for this one.

[Demovictory9]

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-metro-jackson-settlement-5-million-20190103-story.html


Black off-duty cop who claims he was beaten by brothers in blue awarded $5 million settlement from NYC

Jackson, 48, claims he was beaten by cops and falsely arrested on Aug. 22, 2010, when, during a birthday party for his daughter at his Queens home, his wife called 911 and said an armed man crashed the party.

When police arrived, Jackson said the officers jumped him even though he told them that he was an “MOS,” meaning a member of the service, and was cooperating.

Jackson alleged the cops repeatedly struck him with their collapsible batons and lifted him up “with an ASP baton around his neck,” according to court papers.

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Jackson sued a dozen police officers involved for excessive force and false arrest. On Feb. 3, 2016, a jury decided in Jackson’s favor and awarded him $12.5 million in compensatory damages and $2.6 million in punitive damages.

The cops — who each had to pay $50,000 to $300,000 in the damages out of their own pockets — demanded the judge lower the damage amount, claiming that the jury’s decision exceeded what would normally be granted.

[MagickMuffin]

1. "the jury's decision exceeded what would normally be granted."

Oh boohoo. Pay up!

You were warned that the victim was a fellow officer, and yet you ALL decided to inflict harm and abuse.

CRY ME A RIVER, you're all lucky you aren't going to jail.


ETA

Still, Jackson kept his composure, claiming, “Guys, this was unnecessary … I’m a fellow cop, too,” according to court papers.

In response, the officers pepper-sprayed Jackson and held him until they found his NYPD ID in his pocket. He was never charged with a crime.

He was suspended and lost 20 vacation days after a departmental trial because cops said he resisted arrest. None of the officers involved were charged criminally or disciplined by the department.

UGH: so the victim was also suspended for ???

[Dustlawyer]

3. Funny, they want the verdict reduced to what would normally be granted, but what would

they say if the victim was awarded $10,000 and wanted the over two million normally awarded?

[beachbum bob]

2. if we want the nonsense to stop, the cops personally MUST PAY AS WELL

[DFW]

4. "what normally would be granted?"

What, pray tell, is "normal" for savagely beating up someone hosting a birthday party for his daughter? ESPECIALLY after the victim has identified himself as a fellow cop, using cop jargon ("MOS" )?

I think it's high time that cops using excessive (and possibly deadly) force on non-resisting persons be made to personally account for their actions. If there truly is a "normal" amount to be granted in damages for such behavior, there sure as ought NOT to be, because this should not occur often enough that the word "normal" even enters into the discussion.