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The Hawthorne Police Department paid One Million Dollars to a Settle Lawsuit in which it was alleged a man was kicked in the face while handcuffed and then falsely prosecuted along with his wife to cover up the brutality. Evidence the plaintiffs were prepared to present at trial included a photograph of an officer appearing to kick the handcuffed plaintiff in the face and a surveillance video allegedly depicting officers high-fiving each other as the injured plaintiff suffered from a broken jaw.
After approval by the City Council, Hawthorne paid $1,000,000, (one million dollars) to s... Read more
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Four patrolmen in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been charged with using excessive force to restrain two teenage robbery suspects, the latest in a series of police abuse allegations across the tiny island chain in recent months.
The officers, who have been charged with assault and causing grievous bodily harm after the November 2008 arrest of the 14- and 15-year-old Kingstown boys, accused of petty theft, were placed on administrative leave Monday.
The officers _ two corporals and two constables _ have pleaded not guilty to the charges, saying their force was justified. They were each released on $300 bail and are due in court Sept. 22.
A lawyer for the boys, Jomo Thomas, said one of his clients was in a coma for a week after the alleged Nov. 17 beating. He is suing for punitive damages.
"We want this to be a deterrent to police misconduct, brutality and torture of private citizens," Thomas told reporters Monday.
Deputy Police Commissioner Bertie Pompey has expressed confidence that the officers will be exonerated, and said the department thoroughly investigates claims of wrongdoing.
Complaints of brutality have risen this year, however, prompting Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and police top brass to publicly pronounce that they will not tolerate misconduct.
In May, a local human-rights watchdog group accused police commanders of failing to hold officers accountable for alleged brutality, saying under a so-called blue code, officers routinely lie or keep silent about misconduct to protect each other from outside criticism.
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