Posted on 12/22/2011 6:38:34 AM PST by rellimpank
Dec. 21, 2011 | Those federal civil rights lawsuits are paying off for Wisconsin Carry Inc., the gun rights advocacy group.
The City of Madison agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a claim brought by the group and five members who were cited or arrested after wearing guns to a Culver's restaurant last year.
Prosecutors in May decided to drop the charges filed in the matter.
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Can I assume Culver’s Restaurant was fine with the holstered guns?
IIRC it was a dingbat female customer who had the problem.
Too bad she couldn’t help chip in on the bill. If they’ll promise to pay me $10,000, I’ll drive up there and wear my guns . . . no wait I lost them in a boating accident.
Major win! On Wisconsin!
For all you anti-gun liberal lurkers out there... Consider this, if some whack-job comes into a public place, your work, your kid's school, etc. and starts causing trouble... How far away, in miles and minutes, are the police? Average response time to a code 3 (lights and sirens response to deadly peril) here is 9 to 10 minutes. Balance that with how long for your fellow citizen across the way to assess the situation and put a stop to it until law enforcement can arrive?
The other day I saw a guy with a pistol on his hip in my local grocery store. Loaded (magazine in the handle - assuming there were rounds in it). No-one said anything about it or seemed to be avoiding him. He was barely noticed as it is not an uncommon sight in these parts. I noticed because I happened to end up in the checkout line right behind him and I think firearms are more interesting than the latest tabloid trash.
I doubt that with the lawyer fees that they broke even on the 10 grand.
I love reading about 2nd amendment wins. The tide certainly has gotten better over the past 20 years, imo.
Oftentimes the lawyer fees are 1/3 of the settlement.
I’m thinking though that there was the lawsuit - and yes, 30-40 percent contingency is the norm. But there is also the criminal defense. Lawyers get 6-7000 bucks just to take a case through a preliminary hearing or summary trial.
They found their way home.
A fellow in Louisiana settled for $25,000. They shouldn’t accept such chump-change payouts for such egregious violations of civil rights. I’m sure the city was allowed to get away with not admitting responsibility, too.
the problem is and remains the police and prosecutors that violated the citizens’ rights bore no consequences for their actions. Nothing to stop them from doing the exact thing again.
Which is why fines like this should come from their city budget,not taxpayers.
So once again the citizens get stuck with the bill for the “public servant’s” stupidity. I’m sure that none of the “public servants” lost any money, much less their job.
Unfortunately ALL government budgets come from the taxpayers. So taking it from the city budget just moves it around a bit, but still leaves the burden on the taxpayers. For the individuals responsible to have to pay the fines from their PERSONAL resources would be a big step in the right direction.
Which is why the worst offenders often will put the house and car in the spouse’s/relative’s name.
maybe a better option would be they just lose their job.
Works for me. As long as there are significant personal consequences, and getting fired is a significant personal consequence, then I think this sort of abuse would stop quickly.
Ideally the government officils would face the same consequences that the persons arrested would face, but that isn't going to happen, so getting fired would be a good first step.
Nothing to stop them from doing the exact thing again.
It gives officers who want to hassle but not arrest innocent gun owners a license to continue to violate our rights.
Arrested but innocent, The Legal Industry (police, prosecutors, judges, even your own lawyer) all extract time, lost wags and money from you or I.
Can't afford a good lawyer? You can have big problems from any arrest.
Madison got off cheap without a slap on the wrist, it was more like a pat on the back.
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