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Video of a police chase that left a Georgia teenager paralyzed — the "scariest chase I've seen since 'The French Connection,"' one Supreme Court justice said — played a key role Monday in arguments over the actions of a sheriff's deputy.
A camera in the dashboard of the police cruiser that rammed Victor Harris's black Cadillac captured the sickening moment when Harris lost control and veered off the road and down an embankment.
Harris sued former Coweta County Sheriff's deputy Timothy Scott, accusing the deputy of violating his civil rights. The court is deciding whethe... Read more
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The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebe
19 August 2008
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Police Ethics Committee: Offic
The Police Ethics Committee has found a Montreal police officer and his partner negligent in duties relating to the arrest of a homeless man nine years ago.
The officer was, however, cleared of charges of unnecessary force on Jean-Pierre Lizotte, who died following his arrest outside Shed Café on St. Laurent Blvd. in September 1999. Lizotte was 45 years old at the time.
In May 2002, witnesses testified that Giovanni Stante, one of Lizotte's arresting officers, punched Lizotte in the face several times. A jury acquitted Stante of manslaughter and other charges in August 2002. His partner, Sylvain Fouquet, was not charged.
Yesterday, the ethics committee cleared Stante on claims of unnecessary force, stating that that punching Lizotte was justified. Lizotte was struggling and kicking the officer. Punching as a means to subdue an assailant is taught in police training.
During the trial, witnesses testified that the café's bouncer held Lizotte in a full-nelson grip while Stante repeatedly punched the man, who had been masturbating on the street.
The committee also ruled that the officers should have done more to control the scene and should have placed Lizotte in the squad car and fastened his seat belt before taking him to hospital. The officers should also have told the nurse about the punching.
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