Posted on 09/12/2009 6:16:31 PM PDT by Chet 99
By ED TRELEVEN
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009
The state will pay $50,000 to a woman who was shocked with a Taser by UW Police at a Badgers football game last year under a settlement reached on Tuesday, the woman's attorney said.
Robert Gingras, the attorney for Margaret Hiebing, said the settlement was reached during a mediation session with retired Circuit Judge Angela Bartell, who brokered the deal between Gingras and state Department of Justice attorneys who represented UW Police Sgt. Tamara Kowalski and Detective Peter Grimyser.
Hiebing, 54, sued the officers on Feb. 20, alleging that her civil rights were violated and that police used excessive force during the Oct. 11 game. She said police removed her from the seating area after she sat in an aisle because seats belonging to her and her husband were filled.
Grimyser used the Taser on Hiebing after she had been taken to a concourse area.
"(Hiebing) was very pleased with the settlement," Gingras said. "She thought that she wanted to make a point that this kind of thing should not happen and the settlement accomplished that. She was never in the litigation for the money, but to make a point on the basis of principle."
Justice Department spokesman Bill Cosh said the case "was settled in the state's best interest."
Accounts differ between the Hiebings and UW Police as to what led to the use of the Taser, but police said Hiebing continued to struggle with officers after being removed from the seating area. The settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing on the part of police, Gingras said.
Hiebing is the wife of Roman Hiebing, 65, a retired advertising executive. He was not a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Gingras said the Hiebings continue to attend football games and were at last weekend's season-opening win against Northern Illinois.
It’s horrible the way the state tortures people nowadays, and no-one thinks anything of it. I’m talking about UW football, of course.
Did someone mention...
Ah! Ya beat me to it, LOL!
UW Badgers won today in DOUBLE overtime, 34-31. The Hiebings got their moneys worth today.
badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerMUSHROOMMUSHROOMbadgerbadgerbadgerSNAAAAAAKESNAAAAAKESNAAAAAAKEbadgerbadgerbadger
Cops seems to really enjoy this little taser toy. Zapping people with it seems to be their second favorite past time, next to killing dogs.
So I watched four evolutions of that site, waiting for it to end but it just keeps repeating.
Hi, Chocolate Lady!
Yeah, that whole "non-lethal" weapon thing caused more problems than it solved.
that was a riot. lol
We don’t need not stinking Badgers.
I don’t know. It appears Ms. Hiebing and her hubbie, were less than cooperative.
http://www.channel3000.com/localvideo/index.html?v=19935
and there can be no crime worse than “resisting” a bunch of LEOs with badges. Must do as told at all times.
One can never get too much of badger aerobics. Just be sure to watch the video all the way to the end.
There was a time when security would remove the yahoo that stole your seat instead of arresting victim.
Taze me, bro!
They have ushers who are more than happy to assist fans whose seats are occupied. But they cannot have people just plunk down on the tadium steps, creating a safety hazard for others.
No! The officer has been bit by a *&^%#$@ badger!
The ushers were AWOL and the cluless cops should have removed the squatters from the seat(s) the woman paid for instead of hastling and zapping her.
Bad cop! No taser for you!
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