[wideawake]

The City of New York paid the Dorismond family $2.25 million to settle a civil lawsuit over that case, too.

That's a command decision by corporation counsel.

I wouldn't want to go up against a crying mother in court with a jury specially selected by plaintiff's counsel to be none-too-bright rooters for the underdog.

There is something inherently wrong when you have police officers "commit a crime" as part of their undercover operation, then turn around and deal with a unarmed civilian as a criminal when he reacts in this kind of manner (i.e., arrest the people involved when they react as any normal person might react when confronted with criminal activity).

If someone asked me if I could sell him some drugs I would laugh at him rather than commit felonious assault.

Normal people don't attack people just for asking them a stupid question.

There are limits to police doing this, i.e. entrapment statutes.

[durasell]

Best law suit ever in NYC was Samuel L. Jackson after he was dragged by a subway car.