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Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act
- False arrest
- Malicious prosecution
- Excessive use of force
- Unreasonable use of force
- False arrest
- Sexual assault by a police officer
No Use of Verbal Commands
There are many different examples of excessive use of force. In some instances, police officers will not use any verbal commands on a suspect. Police officers should start with using verbal commands before they resort to using physical force against a suspect. When officers forget or purposely choose not to use verbal communication with a suspect but instead choose to become physical, the victim may have a valid claim of police brutality. Suppose a police officer does not yell at a suspect to put down a weapon before shooting the suspect. In that case, the victim may have a valid case against the police officer for excessive use of force.Excessive Use of Force
Unfortunately, excessive use of force claims against police officers are far too common in Philadelphia. Excessive use of force claims garner publicity because they are often outrageous or involve serious injuries or death. These types of claims often involved sexual assault by a police officer, police brutality, or unjustified police shooting against a suspect. Whether the amount of force an officer uses is reasonable depends on the case’s facts and circumstances.Courts will not look to the police officer’s motivations or intentions. They will focus on whether the police officer used a reasonable amount of force. Even if an officer had good intentions but used unjustifiable and unreasonable force against the victim, the victim can win a case against that police officer.
Examples of Civil Rights Violations by Police Officers
Unfortunately, civil rights violations are committed unscrupulous police officers in this country every day. Updated July 2023.
abramsondenenberg.com
How do courts determine if a police shooting of a suspect violated the suspect’s civil rights?
Question: How do courts determine if a police shooting of a suspect violated the suspect’s civil rights? Answer: Police shootings are judged from the totality of the circumstances. The test to see if a police shooting violated the 4th Amendment is, “unreasonableness under the circumstances.” In...
dgladishlaw.com
Comment:
Were Ashli Babbit's civil rights being violated?
The Capital Police did an internal investigation and then cleared themselves.
This is unreasonable.
Can Biden's DOJ be trusted to do an unbiased investigation?
There should be an independent investigation because there are a lot of unanswered questions.