Leo Stoller
 BOSTON – Massachusetts lawyer Simon Glik is suing three Boston police officers and the city in Boston federal court for arresting him after he used his cellphone to record an arrest. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed Glik v. Cunniffe in the District of Massachusetts on Feb. 1, along with Boston attorney Howard Friedman. Glik was arrested in October 2007 after openly using his cellphone to record police allegedly using force during a Boston arrest. The Boston Municipal Court threw out the case after four months. The lawsuit says Glik is suing the city for "failing to properly train Boston police officers that they cannot arrest people for openly making video or audio recordings of their conduct in public." The suit also claims the city "failed to supervise and discipline" Boston police officers to ensure that they made arrests that complied with the state's unlawful wiretap statute. The defendants include the city, police sergeant John Cunniffe, police officer Peter Savalis and police officer Hall-Brewster, whose first name is unknown to the plaintiffs. When law enforcement officials falsely arrest legal professionals they're going to be sued endlessly and in their individual capacity for millions of dollars. CommentsException to the Rule Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:39 Cops believe that they can charge and arrest anyone. Prosecutors believe that they are immune from prosecution, but when they face "legal" professionals who are experts in knowing their "rights" they can be "sued" to for violation of Section 1983. That is why law enforcement generally perfer to deal with uninformed "customers". All American Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:43:03 Thats why I love to sue "cops"! Leave a Reply | AuthorAmericans for the Enforcement of Attorney Ethics (AEAE) is a not for profit group that advocates the strict enforcement of attorney ethics since 1974. The button above allows you to be able to purchase books from AEAE. ArchivesJune 2010 Categories |
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