Etowah County, AL — A family has filed a
lawsuit against police after a mother and daughter were repeatedly
tasered by Rainbow City cops during a concert.
The lawsuit alleges that at least five Rainbow City officers and three Gadsden officers, who were handling security for a Jan. 16 hip-hop concert, of excessive force, torture “and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” Also named in the suit are Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll and Center Stage, the entertainment venue where the suit alleges the incident took place.
AL.com spoke to the attorney for the family who says the lawsuit speaks for itself.
“A Taser was used three times on a child’s chest, during a medical emergency, while she was pinned to the ground by officers,” he said. “Other officers present at the scene failed to intervene. Her mother was knocked to the ground, handcuffed, and then she herself Tased and arrested.”
“The actions of the …defendants …were unjustified, unprovoked, and objectively unreasonable and constitute a violation of their rights under the Fourth Amendment and/or the Fourteenth Amendment to be free from the use of excessive force,” the suit states.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/teen-girl-tasered-times-cops-grand-mal-seizure-kevin-gates-concert/#KXekPhyDVwueIRD8.99
The lawsuit alleges that at least five Rainbow City officers and three Gadsden officers, who were handling security for a Jan. 16 hip-hop concert, of excessive force, torture “and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” Also named in the suit are Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll and Center Stage, the entertainment venue where the suit alleges the incident took place.
AL.com spoke to the attorney for the family who says the lawsuit speaks for itself.
“A Taser was used three times on a child’s chest, during a medical emergency, while she was pinned to the ground by officers,” he said. “Other officers present at the scene failed to intervene. Her mother was knocked to the ground, handcuffed, and then she herself Tased and arrested.”
“The actions of the …defendants …were unjustified, unprovoked, and objectively unreasonable and constitute a violation of their rights under the Fourth Amendment and/or the Fourteenth Amendment to be free from the use of excessive force,” the suit states.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/teen-girl-tasered-times-cops-grand-mal-seizure-kevin-gates-concert/#KXekPhyDVwueIRD8.99
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