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But you said race played no part in this--explain yourself. I'll be over here shaving
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how big was this police officer if he felt threatened by some lady grabbing his head. too bad they dont have pictures.
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Dumbfucks, I doubt they arrested her because of race, they were just being assholes.
She probably thought she was doing a good deed.
This will teach her to keep her hands to herself.
for 8 mill, I would ..... 12 months is nothing.
But the funny shit is.....if somsone had saw her walk away from the accident? She could be charged with a crime for that too!
damn.
she should've let the pigs die. no amount of money can get you time lost back.....
u must live in the uk
there are no good samaritan laws in the u.s.
nigga are you crazy?
I'll do double her time for 7.7milli
i'll rephrase it then.
there's no law saying your going to jail for not saving someone.
what kinda world is this where you can't even save someone's life these days without having to go through some bullshit![]()
Its crazy how people will point to rappers "teaching" young kids to hate and distrust the police but then you read a story like this.
But don't you have to help if you are a trained medical professional?
what kinda world is this where you can't even save someone's life these days without having to go through some bullshit![]()
A White man's world!!!
But don't you have to help if you are a trained medical professional?
there's a code of ethic but not a law....
Dumbfucks, I doubt they arrested her because of race, they were just being assholes.
You sure you want to got there Mr. O -Fay?
yeah there is...
you can't put a price on time like that.
staring at 4 walls all day everyday for almost a year for something you didn't do...
nope
Fuck helping a cop. Your ass can be stranded onthe road and they will ride right past you. Shit, and even if they help they running you through the system, looking all in your shit on the sly.
Normal citizen I would stop and help, cop..................they on their own.
And you already know what race she is.
Chicago and police officers lose case and $7.7 million for false arrest
A trained nurse, Rachelle Jackson immediately ran toward the sound of the crash. A Chicago police car had collided with another vehicle and was starting to smoke, two officers still inside. Fearing an explosion, she quickly pulled one officer from the passenger side.She never imagined her act of kindness nearly six years ago would land her in jail for more than 10 months on charges that she robbed, battered and disarmed a peace officer.
Jackson filed a lawsuit, and on Thursday a federal jury found against the city and several Chicago police officers, awarding Jackson $7.7 million for false arrest, malicious prosecution, coercive questioning and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
"I'm going to go home and lie down for a little bit," an ecstatic Jackson, 41, said after the verdict. "I feel relieved. I'm happy, and I'm thanking God."
The case began in November 2002, when a car ran a stop sign in Jackson's neighborhood, slamming into the squad car. Jackson was walking nearby and rushed to the scene. When she arrived, the officer behind the wheel was unconscious and the passenger, Officer Kelly Brogan, was dazed.
She pulled Brogan from the wreckage and helped her to a nearby stoop. Soon after, police approached Jackson and told her that the driver's weapon had been stolen. When she was asked to go to the police station for questioning, she thought it was as a witness to the accident.
Instead, Jackson was accused of the theft. She was held for two days with little food and water and was threatened with violence until she agreed to sign a statement police had prepared for her. She was then charged and spent more than 10 months in the Cook County Jail awaiting trial.
Her case was later thrown out by a Circuit Court judge. Jackson sued the city, Brogan and the two interrogation officers in 2003.
Defense attorney Andrew Hale said the amount the jury awarded Jackson was "excessive" and that he would file post-trial motions to have the amount reduced.
He also questioned Jackson's intentions when she pulled the officer from the car.
"The officer said [Jackson] came at her, tried to get her gun and put her in a full-Nelson hold," Hale said. "I'm disappointed the jury could think that would be a legitimate rescue technique."
But Jackson's attorneys said it was clear she was trying to help the officer, not harm her.
"This was an innocent woman who saved a police officer from a burning car," said Chris Smith, who tried the case with Dan Alexander. "There were many heroes out there who helped the police, but they all turned into suspects because some guy ran away with the gun."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-federal_jury_verdictjun13,0,4630555.story
This is exactly why people are hesitant to help others in distress, like those bystanders where that old man got hit by a car in Hartford,CT. Never know when you'll be hit with a lawsuit...or arrested.
Who in their right mind would try to steal a gun from a cop, and stay on the scene the whole time? And the cop who said that she tried to put put her in a "full Nelson" should be glad someone helped her. If someone pulled me from a smoking wreckage I'd be grateful even if it was "rough".