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Delaware State Police Pay $50,000 To Man Troopers Ticketed For Flipping Them Off (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Jonathan Guessford was first confronted, then hassled, then pursued, then pulled over, and, finally, cited for a moving violation he didn’t commit by Delaware state troopers.

Guessford managed to attract the attention of Corporal Stephen Douglas, Trooper Nicholas Gallo, and Master Corporal Raiford Box by calling attention to a state police speed trap. As is detailed in Guessford’s lawsuit [PDF] (and captured on multiple cameras, including Guessford’s phone), the officers rolled up on Guessford armed with their attitudes and some convenient lies.

This is from the NBC report on the recent lawsuit settlement:

The cell phone video shows troopers approaching Guessford, who was standing in a grassy area next to the shoulder of Route 13 north of Dover. Douglas told Guessford that he was “disrupting traffic,” while Gallo, based on a witness report, said Guessford was “jumping into traffic.”

“You are a liar,” Guessford told Gallo.

“I’m on the side of the road, legally parked, with a sign which is protected by the First Amendment,” he told troopers.

Dascham video shows Douglas twice lunging at Guessford to prevent him from raising his sign. Gallo then ripped it from his hands and tore it up.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alternatively, require police to personally carry malpractice insurance that pays for these kinds of settlements. When their rates start skyrocketing or their entire precincts rates double because a couple of them couldn't control their temper you'd better believe shit would change.

Become such a liability that you can't find anyone willing to insure you? Tough shit, guess you shouldn't be a cop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Also a very good solution. It all stems from a lack of accountability.