I am sooooo happy that people are starting to SUE for being wrongfully tasered. And the jerk “officer” refused to read the young man his rights. Please look at this video. I’d like to see more people sue.
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Like other YouTube tasings, waves of outrage over excessive force followed — fire the cop, ban Tasers — and the police started an investigation a week and a half later. But the initial results were discouraging for the critics: The cop was cleared of wrongdoing; Mr. Massey paid the speeding ticket that he protested before being shocked twice.
But a civil suit filed after has resulted in a settlement that will more than cover the ticket, and Mr. Massey’s lawyer suggested it covered everything else as well. They made what we consider to be a very fair offer of a significant amount of money,’ Bob Sykes told the Associated Press.
To be exact: he was awarded $40,000, including attorney’s fees.
The deal was announced a week after a Utah prosecutor ruled the Mr. Massey did not commit any crimes in the traffic stop, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
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