Foiled Burglar Sues Store Employees for 'Emotional Distress'

FoxNews.com ^ | 6/10/06 | AP via Fox News

[GeorgiaDawg32]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who was beaten by employees of a store he was trying to rob is now suing.

Police say Dana Buckman entered the AutoZone in Rochester, New York, last July, brandished a semi-automatic pistol and demanded cash.

That's when employees Eli Crespo and Jerry Vega beat him with a pipe and held Buckman at bay with his own gun.

Buckman escaped when they retreated into the store to call 911, but he was arrested a week later. He pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 18 years in prison as a repeat violent felon.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

What's sad is some jury will probably award him millions..

[SteveMcKing]

Sadder a lawyer will help him do it.

[CindyDawg]

Can a company turn around and sue the laywer and his client?

[Lurker]

They can ask that the suit be dismissed 'with prejudice'. That means it can't be filed again and the only way the attorney can get paid is if his client does it.

But I do think some countersuits are in order against the perp.

Since he's in prison they'll have no trouble serving him.

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[Old Professer]

Robber, not burglar; judge would be his better bet, they've got more in common.

[delchiante]

We can start a legal defense fund for two of my fellow NYers in the near future...

Nice to see NY hasn't changed since I left...

He'll be in prison but he'll be able to buy the nicest soap on a rope money can buy...

[BerniesFriend]

Did I miss a meeting..you have a right to rob a store???..people beating you..not knowing if you are going to kill them with your gun..should take your word and do what you say???..what gall..john edwards is probably handling this case for the criminal..

[FairOpinion]

A "sort-of" armed citizen ping.

[capt. norm]

We need a "loser pays" system here like they have in other countries.

You launch a frivolous suit and lose....you pay the bills.

That would put the ACLU out of business.

[taxesareforever]

There should be a law against this. However, to many bleeding hearts and too much money to lawyer lobbyists will prevent a law like this from ever seeing the light of day.

[FormerACLUmember]

Two career criminals in this case: Dana Buckman and his evil lawyer.

Dana Buckman is back in jail, where we are now safe.

The other has a license to steal, and the public will always be in danger as long as this shameless crook in a $3000 silk suit remains at large.

[DJ Taylor]

Let me see here now, two men disarmed the perp, and then one man held a gun on the perp while the other beat the dickens out of him with a pipe. Now the jury will hear that two armed men beat up one unarmed man. Yep, this could go badly for the store employees.

[hosepipe]

Poor guy... Sandy Burgular got off scot free.. < / end of snide >

[CindyDawg]

He obviously doesn't have any assets. I just wondered if lawyers could be counter sued for damages if the case is dismissed.

[driftdiver]

"That would put the ACLU out of business."

we pay the ACLU to sue us. Nice gig if you don't mind being hated by everyone.

[NonValueAdded]

This gives new meaning to the phrase "loser pays."

[Libertina]

This low life AND his lawyer have the audacity to try this because LIBERALISM has infected the country. A healthy county and justice system would never tolerate this kind of abuse. Liberalism is a mental disorder, it also brings chaos and darkness.

[CAWats]

What about the distress suffered when a gun is pointed at you? I know the sick feeling you get in your stomach.

[umgud]

The only real solution to tort reform in this case is to kneecap his attorney.

[WKUHilltopper]

And taxpayers will cover this goofy BS filing? These idiots in the judicial are out of control!