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alp227

(32,065 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:26 PM Mar 2012

Oscar Grant's cousin sues Oakland for $10 million

Source: SF Chronicle

A man shot and wounded by Oakland police who is a cousin of Oscar Grant, the BART passenger killed by a transit agency police officer in 2009, filed a $10 million federal civil rights suit against the city today.

Tony Jones, 24, was shot once in the back by Oakland police Officer Cesar Garcia on the 2000 block of 62nd Avenue about 11:45 p.m. Feb. 19 after he ran from a van that police had stopped, said the suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Police have said Jones had a gun, but the suit said he was unarmed and "threatened no one."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/21/BA1G1NO7FP.DTL

$10 million? So excessive that you'd be questioning the merits of this case.

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Oscar Grant's cousin sues Oakland for $10 million (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2012 OP

I know the OPD has all kinds of problems XemaSab Mar 2012 #1

do you think the cops should be able to shoot you in the back for running from them???? Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #2

I think that's excessive force, for sure XemaSab Mar 2012 #11

Sounds to me.. sendero Mar 2012 #13

getting the shit kicked out of you by the pigs isn't a lot of fun.. frylock Mar 2012 #5

Shot in the back while fleeing? That's worth $10 million, if true. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #3

Agree- especially if it encourages the OPD BeHereNow Mar 2012 #4

what do you think the proper cash reward for getting shot in the back by a fucking pig should be? frylock Mar 2012 #6

how about within the $10k's? alp227 Mar 2012 #7

Those are settelments. The origional suits were more. Much more. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #12

let me guess---the guy was running b/c he had drugs. wordpix Mar 2012 #8

should not be able to sue if you don't flee from police. okieinpain Mar 2012 #9

Good. I hope he wins. EFerrari Mar 2012 #10

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

1. I know the OPD has all kinds of problems

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:25 PM

Mar 2012

but running from the cops is not a way to get the police to calm down in any given situation.

Devil_Fish

(1,664 posts)

2. do you think the cops should be able to shoot you in the back for running from them????

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:28 PM

Mar 2012

ETA: I don't think $10M is excessive.

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

11. I think that's excessive force, for sure

Reply to Devil_Fish (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 03:50 AM

Mar 2012

but at the same time, fleeing is a stupid thing to do.

sendero

(28,552 posts)

13. Sounds to me..

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 08:32 PM

Mar 2012

... like he didn't flee fast enough.

frylock

(34,825 posts)

5. getting the shit kicked out of you by the pigs isn't a lot of fun..

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 08:52 PM

Mar 2012

running may have seemed like the best option, and judging by the cops reaction i think it's a pretty fucking reasonable response to run.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

3. Shot in the back while fleeing? That's worth $10 million, if true.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:40 PM

Mar 2012

Oakland PD. What can I say?

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)

4. Agree- especially if it encourages the OPD

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 08:33 PM

Mar 2012

to bring their force to heel.
hell, make it 20 million.
If the city gets the message that allowing their
officers to randomly kill or harm people could result in
costing them big bucks, maybe they would consider
more cost effective policies...like say..."Think before you shoot."
BHN