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My guess is that they will laugh their asses off in deliberations at the dope, but won't award any money. Well, maybe a couple of thousand dollars.

If the guy's lawyer is any good, he make the image of his client handcuffed in front of hundreds of people in his hometown Best Buy store and handcuffed to a pole for three hours very clear to the jury.

This isn't a case of "aw shucks. the police made a little boo boo - let's all laugh about it". They cuffed a man in front of everyone in the store for using LEGAL TENDER.

The guy should have never publicly admitted that he used to $2 bills to irritate Best Buy though.

I hope the guy gets millions. But while any given lawyer can easily show how unfair, unjust, and unlawful this arrest was, remember that he will still be defended by another lawyer, and he will be a good one! Trust me on that! He will make the case that the officer made an honest mistake, and that his actions were reasonable. I'm NOT saying they are reasonable, but that is what the lawyer will try to present to the jury. But like I wrote earlier, I won't predict what will happen if and when it gets to a jury. My opinion again, is the Chief of Police should issue a written apology, and the City Attorney should offer a settlement.

There are a lot of police actions which get into court in which the actions taken in the heat of a moment are argued pro and con regarding the issue of reasonableness. This was not a "heat of the moment" incident. There was plenty of time to make a sound decision without a lengthy detention, IMO.

This isn't a case of "aw shucks. the police made a little boo boo - let's all laugh about it". They cuffed a man in front of everyone in the store for using LEGAL TENDER.

I agree. It's unfathomable that neither a single manager at Best Buy nor the police were capable of making a common sense decision. Like previous posters have stated, I'm normally opposed to legal action where someone may have made an "honest" mistake, but this is egregious, there is simply no excuse.