Actual Self Defense Spells Trouble For Minnesota Police
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SmarterthanYou
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The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $1.5 million plus costs and attorneys’ fees to Jaleel Stallings, an Army veteran who sued the city after being acquitted on the grounds of self-defense after he was charged with shooting at Minneapolis police who first fired marking rounds at him.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are investigating the incident, which took place five days after the police murder of George Floyd.
As the Minneapolis Police Department struggled to regain control of the city, a SWAT team drove around Minneapolis in an unmarked van at night, firing 40-mm marking rounds at civilians out after curfew. They then beat Stallings and his companion after Stallings fired back with a pistol, unaware they were cops. He said he purposefully missed them.
Nearly a year after a jury acquitted the former St. Paul man of eight charges, including attempted murder, Stallings said while the settlement is “great,” he’s left feeling some dissatisfaction.
“I didn’t go into the civil suit with the intention of getting a check — I wanted justice and accountability, just like I had to face,” Stallings said. “I would like to see all parties involved be held to some level of accountability as well.”
The city will not admit guilt or take responsibility as part of the agreement with Stallings, which still has to be approved by the Minneapolis City Council.
Deputy Minneapolis City Attorney Erik Nilsson released a statement saying that after consultation with the City Council, the City Attorney’s Office offered Stallings $1.5 million and “hopes that an early resolution to this matter will allow all of the parties to move forward.”
The City Attorney’s Office, after consultation with the City Council, served on the Plaintiff in this case a Federal Rule 68 Offer of Judgment in the amount of $1.5 million. The plaintiff accepted this judgment. The City hopes that an early resolution to this matter will allow all of the parties to move forward.
The Stallings settlement is just the latest in a string of expensive settlements with people who say they were the victims of egregious police misconduct. Earlier this month, the state Department of Human Rights released a blistering report that found the city and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/...5-million-to-settle-jaleel-stallings-lawsuit/
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are investigating the incident, which took place five days after the police murder of George Floyd.
As the Minneapolis Police Department struggled to regain control of the city, a SWAT team drove around Minneapolis in an unmarked van at night, firing 40-mm marking rounds at civilians out after curfew. They then beat Stallings and his companion after Stallings fired back with a pistol, unaware they were cops. He said he purposefully missed them.
Nearly a year after a jury acquitted the former St. Paul man of eight charges, including attempted murder, Stallings said while the settlement is “great,” he’s left feeling some dissatisfaction.
“I didn’t go into the civil suit with the intention of getting a check — I wanted justice and accountability, just like I had to face,” Stallings said. “I would like to see all parties involved be held to some level of accountability as well.”
The city will not admit guilt or take responsibility as part of the agreement with Stallings, which still has to be approved by the Minneapolis City Council.
Deputy Minneapolis City Attorney Erik Nilsson released a statement saying that after consultation with the City Council, the City Attorney’s Office offered Stallings $1.5 million and “hopes that an early resolution to this matter will allow all of the parties to move forward.”
The City Attorney’s Office, after consultation with the City Council, served on the Plaintiff in this case a Federal Rule 68 Offer of Judgment in the amount of $1.5 million. The plaintiff accepted this judgment. The City hopes that an early resolution to this matter will allow all of the parties to move forward.
The Stallings settlement is just the latest in a string of expensive settlements with people who say they were the victims of egregious police misconduct. Earlier this month, the state Department of Human Rights released a blistering report that found the city and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/...5-million-to-settle-jaleel-stallings-lawsuit/
Yakuda
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Stalling didn't intend to get a pay day but got a sweet one. I bet he donated it to the poor.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
I see a lot of RW badge blowers go for this tactic when they don't like the outcome........it's too bad that the only viewpoint most of you have is just do what you're told by cops..........refusing to take any other facts involved. It's why you idiots didn't storm the capital with actual firearms.
Yakuda
Verified User
If he was abused justice should be done. That's not what I have a problem but "people" like you are too stupid to understand. When someone goes out and says they didn't want a check they just wanted justice then they should turn over the check but as it is justice is the last thing you "people" care about.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
'people' like you seem to think that actual justice would occur.......you read that neither the badged thugs nor the city accepted any wrongdoing on their part, right? Those city council members and police are the citizens responsibility, so hitting THEM in their pocketbooks is the best justice to make them demand changes............
so we see things differently, and you're just wrong about it.
Yakuda
Verified User
I'm spot on and that pisses you off. You idiots claim to care about justice and democracy but you do every manner of evil against both. You people really do think everyone is as stupid as you dont you?
SmarterthanYou
rebel
who the fuck do you think MY people are, moron??????