After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for defamation

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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

As always, the headline is so much more inflammatory than the story itself.

The citizen sued the police for false arrest.

The police filed some counterclaims to try to force a favorable settlement.

The judge dismissed most of the counterclaims, but found one had merit and could proceed to trial (where the citizen told a couple million people that one of the cops was a convicted girlfriend-beater, when he isn't).

Yep, that's how the legal system works, and nothing about this is suprising or outrageous at all.

[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The cops got what they deserved. They got a 0.00 field test. Your job is done there. Let the man go and be done with it. But oh no, they had to teach him a lesson. They fucked around and found out.