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Police Misconduct

Police Misconduct

Luckily, most of the times the guardians of our communities make us feel safe. If we are confronted with any kind of crime, we know we can always call a police officer to our help and we feel secure in the presence of the police force. Cases have been known, however, when those who were given the power abuse their authority and take advantage of citizens in a physical or emotional manner.

If you have become a victim of police conduct, contact us for a free evaluation of your case by an Orlando personal injury lawyer.

What is misconduct?

Police officers are given broad powers in order to carry out their every day duties. In order to effectively do their job, police officers are immune to various laws applying to all other citizens. There is, however, a point when police officers cross the border of how far law enforcement can go:

• Arrests during routine stops for no reason
• Arrests as a result of racial or minority group profiling
• Negligence in jail and prison
• Use of excessive force and beating for no reason
• Planting drugs on innocent people
• Arrests because someone refuses to give up information
• Harassing a group of people “hanging out” in a certain area

Rodney King

The incident happened within minutes but portrays police misconduct at its worst. It began with police cars chasing a vehicle through the night. Finally they cornered his car and the drivers as he stepped into the street. After a high volt taser gun was fired at the unarmed black man, three officers took turns kicking him. The kicking was not enough and so the man was smashed in the head, neck, kidneys and legs with truncheons. When the beating was finally over, 25-year-old Rodney King had suffered over 10 fractions in his skull, a broken ankle, internal injuries, a crushed cheekbone, a burn on his chest and brain damage. He fell into a coma.

Hot Topics in police misconduct

• Excessive force
• Custodial negligence
• Code of silence
• Police misconduct reports

Cases where police officers overstep their boundaries and engage in illegal actions often go unreported because people are not aware of their rights as citizens. Violence, wrongful convictions and abuse of authority need to be prevented and addressed in an appropriate manner. If you have been a victim of any kind of police conduct, you have legal grounds to protect your rights and protest against mistreatment. It is important that you contact an Orlando personal injury lawyer that specializes in laws governing police misconduct in order to successfully make your case.

Police Brutality, Illegal Search and Seizure Attorneys

Orlando Police Misconduct Injury Lawyers have great regard and respect for law enforcement officers. Occasionally, however, an officer or group of officers will abuse their powers and harm people in their custody or others they were trained to protect. Our justice system and laws are clear about our civil rights against illegal search and seizure and police brutality.

While police brutality is often a matter for criminal prosecution, the victims also have another remedy – a civil lawsuit that seeks damages from the officers and the responsible government organization (the city, county, or state). Orlando personal injury lawyers have successfully tried police misconduct cases in civil lawsuits – from relatively minor cases to those with awards in the millions. Among the questions a lawsuit answers are:

• Was the force used against a suspect necessary?
• Did the police officer have a good reason to stop a person on a sidewalk or driving a car or anywhere else?
• Did officers have good cause to search a home or business?
• Was unnecessary and harmful force used to control a group of people?
• The ultimate question we ask the jury is: Are you comfortable with what was done in your name as a citizen and taxpayer?

If you have been the victim of police brutality or an illegal search, contact us to speak with an Orlando personal injury lawyer.