sangha
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It's shame that bad cops give the other 1% of cops a bad name
Atlanta expected to pay $20,000 to woman arrested for asking a police officer ‘why' | ajc.com
Atlanta expected to pay $20,000 to woman arrested for asking a police officer ‘why' | ajc.com
Atlanta expected to pay $20,000 to woman arrested for asking a police officer why'
The Atlanta City Council is expected to agree pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit a by a 62-year-old woman who was jailed for asking a police officer why she and friends had to move from a sidewalk where they were talking about an upcoming funeral.
A council committee has already accepted the city attorney's recommendation to settle the case, but the settlement must be approved by the entire city council. Minnie Carey spent almost 10 hours in jail on a charge of disorderly conduct brought by an officer who already had a troubled history with the Atlanta Police Department.
Its resolved, said Carey's attorney, Robert Ortman.
APD was named in the suit, and a spokesman for the department said Friday that an internal investigation found officer Brandy Dolson "acted within the parameters of department policies and procedures," which complied with national standards. "Those [national] guidelines are based on a set of proven standards that take into account the difficult situations police officers face every day, and the split-second decisions they must make to protect citizens and reduce their own personal risk, APD public affairs director Carlos Campos said in an e-mail.
This is one of two settlements the council is expected to address on Monday that involve incidents with Atlanta police officers.
If the other proposed settlement is approved, taxpayers will give 22 cab drivers $425,000 to settle a federal lawsuit. The suit says officers confiscated permits and insurance stickers and then immediately cited or arrested the drivers for not having those stickers on their cars. The drivers were targeted because their checks to APD's Division of Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire were returned; some of those checks were written as long as two years before they were deposited.