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March 4th, 2010, 01:39 PM #1
Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/defa...ful-385270.php
STAMFORD -- Two city police officers are accused in a lawsuit of wrongfully arresting a 14-year-old boy during an incident two years ago in which police said the teenager was playing with fake guns.
The lawsuit, filed last month in state Superior Court in Stamford, alleges that Stamford police officers David Sileo and Edward Davis wrongfully arrested the boy in November 2008, charging him with breach of peace and carrying a facsimile firearm. The complaint argues that the teenager committed no crime and that the officers lacked probable cause to arrest him.
The boy's family is suing the city and Police Department for more than $15,000.
Court documents accuse the police of violating the fourth and 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution when they responded to a Lindstrom Road home where Blair Cassell, the 14-year-old named in the lawsuit, and friends were shooting Airsoft guns at soda cans Nov. 11, 2008. Those amendments establish the foundations for probable cause and due process.
It is unclear from court records how police were summoned to the home, but according the complaint, they responded with several police cruisers and surrounded the home with weapons drawn. The lawsuit claims police officers told the family a caller reported seeing an armed man wearing camouflaged shorts and carrying a rifle on Lindstrom Road. The city has yet to file an answer to the complaint."Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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March 4th, 2010, 01:57 PM #2
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March 4th, 2010, 03:00 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
Are kids not allowed to have airsoft guns in that state?
Sheesh! Called about an ADULT with a rifle and they arrest a kid?FNX-9 Two-tone
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March 4th, 2010, 03:05 PM #4
Re: Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
It is unclear from court records how police were summoned to the home, but according the complaint, they responded with several police cruisers and surrounded the home with weapons drawn. The lawsuit claims police officers told the family a caller reported seeing an armed man wearing camouflaged shorts and carrying a rifle on Lindstrom Road.III%
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March 4th, 2010, 05:44 PM #5
Re: Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
The lawsuit claims police officers told the family a caller reported seeing an armed man wearing camouflaged shorts and carrying a rifle on Lindstrom Road.
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March 4th, 2010, 05:57 PM #6
Re: Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
Sooo they responded to a house with guns drawn and see kids in camo shooting tin cans..... Are you not allowed to shoot on your own property anymore? The cops..... omg where is the common sense?!
And yeah, Id like to see them come to Pa for hunting season. Cars parked all along the road with men in camo swarming all over the place.
Swarming!!!!
The people that bitch can go back to Jersey. Hearing about this stuff is getting old.Millions for defense, Not one cent for tribute!
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March 4th, 2010, 06:01 PM #7Banned
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Re: Teen's family sues Stamford police for wrongful arrest
damn! cant kids have fun anymore? I used to play army with my friends when i was younger with toy guns...looks like if you have a water gun swat team will arrive.
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March 5th, 2010, 02:01 AM #8Banned
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March 5th, 2010, 11:13 PM #9
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