okay...lets say this douchebag sues the state and MSP...what is to be gained?...for him, I think he is just as happy to pay his traffic citations and let this go happily away...he sold his CBR and said he isn't going to ride again...he has some sort of security clearance which means he can retain some level of decent work and pay his debts resulting from this(at least till his next backround investigation for renewal or upgrade of his clearance)...which, he is probably going to suffer his liscence being suspended or perhaps revoked for a period of time due to the nature and point accumulation of the traffic offenses for which MVA CAN make an example of him if the District Court shows no leniancy with him in court for the traffic offenses alone....so where does he gain from sueing the court and/or the MSP?
The security clearance is the sticky point for possible litigation. While an event like this will not impact his clearance at current time, it has the potential of doing so at the time of his periodic investigation. Plus, there will be the matter of explaining the details of his arrest, which will be represented by a permanent note in NCIC. This is where the litigation comes into play (from my non-attorney point of view). I would imagine that said person could present a case of (potential) lost income due to his security clearance being placed in jeopardy in the near future, because of the illegitimate and unwarranted actions of certain members of the criminal justice community. That, and the perceived infringement on his civil rights (being arrested wrongfully), could easily sway a court's decision in his favor...
And since when is it OK for a LEO to pull is sidearm on someone that isn't and immediate threat. It's not like he had the right to shoot the McSquiddy if he rode away. It should have never left his holster. A hand on the gun in the holster is as far as that should have gone. Identifying himself as a LEO about 3 or 4 seconds faster would have been nice too. Fkn cop is lucky the dude didn't panic when he saw the gun pointed at him.I've only ever been in a holding cell for a few hours at a time... Not having a door on your crapper is the most demoralizing thing I've ever been thru...
Let's steer clear of the cop bashing, shall we?
