04-11-2017, 01:11 AM
(04-11-2017, 12:50 AM)Au165 Wrote: Excessive use of force during an arrest that results in severe injury tends to get most charges dropped and a big payout for the victim , or criminal I guess based on your stand point. You say it's a result of his own unlawful resistance, his lawyer will argue he has mental issues (let's say anxiety disorder) and that based on his mental state at the time the force was excessive and they should have been better trained to deal with his mental disability.
Yeah, but the defense will argue just the opposite (and a disorder claim won't fly without treatment records). I think the city/airport authority will be reluctant to write a blank check when they can leverage criminal charges. Yeah, charges will be dropped as part of the settlement but that doesn't mean they don't factor into something much less than a blank check.
And a jury trial is hardly a slamdunk - looks like he's clinging to that chair like spiderman, and the city will argue his injuries resulted from his resistance of lawful action.
Let me ask you a different question...if he's awarded millions for his own unlawful conduct, then how much should the other 3 be entitled to for leaving the plane without incident? That's the big problem here - you can't start writing blank checks to people for forcibly resisting leaving a plane.
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