Police Abuse Lawyer

In this country, we give tremendous power to the police. They have the right to bear arms, the right to stop, detain, arrest, and to use force, up to lethal force, to try to accomplish their jobs. The right to be free from unnecessary abuse comes through our United States Constitution under the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from excessive force by law enforcement. When trying to determine if the force was excessive, a judge or a jury will be asked to consider whether the officer reasonably believed the force was necessary to protect themselves or to achieve their objective. The law pertaining to police abuse and excessive force is what we refer to as 42 United States Code, Section 1983. It is the deprivation of rights under color of law, meaning that a law enforcement person or a correctional guard has deprived someone of their fourth Amendment right to be free from the use of excessive force. When there's a claim of an excessive use of force, the police will often try and justify it through charges of resisting arrest, claiming that someone had a weapon, or claiming that they were in fear of their own personal safety. A lot of these charges are just trumped-up charges to try to justify an excessive reaction by the police. My firm has handled a number of police abuse cases and tried them to a jury verdict, including shootings, beating, police dog attacks, the improper use of tasers, excessive use during crowd control at peaceful protests. We had a case where a police horse in crowd control crushed a man out at Old Candlestick Park. A person who suffered excessive force and police abuse has the right to have their case heard in front of a jury. Someone who's experienced an excessive use of force, whether it's a beating or the loss of a loved one they're entitled to recover damages from the state or local government who's responsible. That includes pain and suffering, emotional distress, fear, anxiety, humiliation. Many people that we've helped who've had police abuse cases have a tremendous fear of being around the police in the future. Additionally, persons who are harmed are entitled to compensation for their medical expenses, time off work, and in some cases, even their attorney's fees. If you or someone you know has been a victim of police abuse, contact my office. We'll stand up for you because this just can't be tolerated. Dolanlawfirm.com.