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<http://coto2.wordpress.com/author/coto2admin/> <http://coto2.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/chicago-police-must-pay-330000-for-ki lling-dog-in-home-raid/> Chicago police must pay $330,000 for killing dog in home raid <http://coto2.wordpress.com/author/coto2admin/> coto2admin | August 19, 2011 at 7:44 pm | Tags: <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=4th-amendment> 4th amendment, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=black-lab> black lab, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=chicago-police-thugs> chicago police thugs, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=false-arrest> false arrest, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=officer-richard-antonsen> Officer Richard Antonsen, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?tag=thomas-russell> Thomas Russell | Categories: <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?cat=29050> Constitution, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?cat=9902239> Human Rights Civil Liberties, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?cat=3279> Privacy, <http://coto2.wordpress.com/?cat=2282> Social Justice | URL: <http://wp.me/pAnVO-4FG> http://wp.me/pAnVO-4FG By Liz Goodwin The Lookout A federal jury says Chicago law enforcement must pay $330,000 to a family after officers shot their dog during a home raid that turned up no illegal activity. Thomas Russell, then 18, opened the door to his home in February 2009 to find police officers with their guns drawn. He [...] A federal jury says Chicago law enforcement must pay $330,000 to a family after officers shot their dog during a home raid that turned up no illegal activity. Thomas Russell, then 18, opened the door to his home in February 2009 to find police officers with their guns drawn. He asked if he could lock up his 9-year-old black labrador, named Lady, before letting the officers inside. The Chicago Tribune describes what happened next: Police refused the request and came into the house, the lawsuit said. When Lady came loping around the corner with her tail wagging, Officer Richard Antonsen shot the dog, according to the suit, which alleged excessive force, false arrest and illegal seizure for taking the dog's life. The cops handcuffed Russell and his 16-year-old brother, and eventually charged Russell with obstructing their operation. He was found not guilty. According to NBC, the jury awarded $175,000 to Russell, $85,000 to his little brother, and $35,000 each to the brothers' parents. The officer who shot the dog owes $2,000 in damages, and his supervisor owes $1,000, according to NBC. A law enforcement spokeswoman told the Tribune that the officers were protecting themselves. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
