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Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
and as a bonus this is what it's like when someone is using a car as a weapon.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
. Also the video I posted took less than a second to find on youtube and it's one of thousands of examples on the net.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
Uh huh.. and tazing the guy wasn't enough, he had to run him over to death?
The City of Minneapolis will pay Rolando Ruiz $75,000, and cover his legal fees, to settle his lawsuit against the city and Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan. As part of his deal, Ruiz will drop his lawsuit against the city and Dolan, but not against Officer Todd Lappegaard, who was fired in January.
In January, Lappegaard was fired from the MPD. Ruiz has sued both the City and Lappegaard. Earlier this month, Ruiz settled with the city for $75,000, plus attorney's fees. But the case against Lappegaard still stands. The City Council referred the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings, and Administrative Law Judge Manuel Cervantes said the City should drop Lappegaard like a hot potato. Here are some choice words from his recommendation:
Rather than deliberating on what was the reasonable thing to do under the circumstances, Respondent's hasty action makes clear what he wanted to accomplish, it was to punish Ruiz for the crime he had just committed against Respondent's co-worker's car. Respondent's act was malicious and in bad faith.[44] After seventeen years of experience as a police officer, Respondent knew this conduct was wrong, but acted against his better judgment anyway.
Originally posted by sonnny1
reply to post by Evanzsayz
Your post has no subject matter.
Never use a vehicle as a weapon. Fact.
By the way, if you guys knew and understood how teh law would work you would know full well law enforcement has nothing to do with determining a persons guilt or innocence - thats up to the judicial system, which we do not work for.