$250M for wrongful arrest of 7 yr old, should the pigs pay up ?
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NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from a schoolmate.
Wilson Reyes' mother, Frances Mendez, told the New York Post (http://bit.ly/VpGdY9 ) that her son was "interrogated" for 10 hours on Dec. 4.
"My son was crying, 'Mommy, it wasn't me! Mommy, it wasn't me!' I never imagined the cops could do that to a child. We're traumatized," Mendez said.
The conflict stemmed over $5 that had been dropped on the ground near where Wilson and some other boys were. One of the students picked up the money, and Wilson was accused of taking it, leading to a physical altercation between him and another child, the Post reported.
The court claim, filed by attorney Jack Yankowitz, said Wilson was handcuffed and held in a room at P.S. X114 in the Bronx for four hours, then taken to a precinct house. He allegedly was held there for six hours and charged with robbery.
Mendez told the paper she initially wasn't allowed to see her son when she went to the station. When she did get to him, she saw that he had been cuffed by one wrist to the wall, and she snapped a photo of him.
"My sister and I started crying when we saw him," Mendez said.
The Post said the city dropped the charge Dec. 26. A spokesman declined to comment.
School officials say it occurred off school grounds. Police had no immediate comment.
http://news.yahoo.com/family-7-old-nyc-boy-handcuffed-over-5-201233037.html
Wilson Reyes' mother, Frances Mendez, told the New York Post (http://bit.ly/VpGdY9 ) that her son was "interrogated" for 10 hours on Dec. 4.
"My son was crying, 'Mommy, it wasn't me! Mommy, it wasn't me!' I never imagined the cops could do that to a child. We're traumatized," Mendez said.
The conflict stemmed over $5 that had been dropped on the ground near where Wilson and some other boys were. One of the students picked up the money, and Wilson was accused of taking it, leading to a physical altercation between him and another child, the Post reported.
The court claim, filed by attorney Jack Yankowitz, said Wilson was handcuffed and held in a room at P.S. X114 in the Bronx for four hours, then taken to a precinct house. He allegedly was held there for six hours and charged with robbery.
Mendez told the paper she initially wasn't allowed to see her son when she went to the station. When she did get to him, she saw that he had been cuffed by one wrist to the wall, and she snapped a photo of him.
"My sister and I started crying when we saw him," Mendez said.
The Post said the city dropped the charge Dec. 26. A spokesman declined to comment.
School officials say it occurred off school grounds. Police had no immediate comment.
http://news.yahoo.com/family-7-old-nyc-boy-handcuffed-over-5-201233037.html
$250M for wrongful arrest of 7 yr old, should the pigs pay up ? 38 votes
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No
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They should get paid, but ain't worth no damn 250 mil.
for 250 mil that boy would've need to have been in one of Jigsaw's Traps from Saw III -
NoNot no 250 million.
I can understand that would be very traumatic for a 7 year old but 250 mil is reaching. id say a couple mill at max. -
250 is the starting point anything under that is a win.
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U go high they go low, u meet in the middle
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YesNobody gets what they file a suit for.
That's y it's an exorbitant amount.
Them craccas new what they were doing....trying to indoctrinate lil cat into "the system" they got set up for Blacks and Latinos.
I can understand scaring him but foh lil man 7 y.o. -
"My son was crying, 'Mommy, it wasn't me! Mommy, it wasn't me!' I never imagined the cops could do that to a child. We're traumatized," Mendez said
they still winning tho -
NoCan someone tell me who would pay the settlement?
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YesWhat if lil ? was going to grow up to be the president of the United States ?
Personally, I hope they do get $250 mill. If they had to pay that much everytime a pig did some foul ? , maybe there'd be better pigs.
And why should I hate on how much the next man gets? It's not comin' out my pocket. -
YesWho came up with 250?
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Yes...
Them craccas new what they were doing....trying to indoctrinate lil cat into "the system" they got set up for Blacks and Latinos.
I can understand scaring him but foh lil man 7 y.o.
Real ? right here though. A lot of people won't get it. -
YesThey already got a guaranteed $5 outta all this, might as well shoot for them stars...
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Yes$250 million is reasonable IMO, he was interrogated for 10 hours, 10 HOURS? ? , you know how they are, they ? w you mentally.
Reasonable, i'd sue for that amount too. -
NoHe gettin a cpl mill though.
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NoWell did he steal the cash?
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YesGold_Certificate wrote: »Well did he steal the cash?
The city dropped the charges so that's a no in my book. -
YesDidn't even read the story, just voted yes.
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YesWhy the ? not. Let them crakkas pay up...
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Yes? the police so yeah... lil' ? prolly did that ? anyway.
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YesYes. Stupid should hurt.
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Yesyes it needs to be an obscene amount of money
unfortunately thats the only way to get politicians attention -
that ? mexican stole it
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Yesthey had lil dude hemmed the ? up. hell yea they gotta pay!!
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YesStupid ? cant even get their charges right...thats not even robbery its larceny...they should pay up for incompetence alone
