Supporters of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump who were met with flying eggs and punches from counter protesters during a June 2016 San Jose campaign rally can sue the city’s police for allegedly failing to protect them, a new court ruling said.
“The attendees allege the officers shepherded them into a violent crowd of protesters and actively prevented them from reaching safety,” Judge Dorothy Nelson said in the 3-0 ruling that upheld a federal judge’s refusal to dismiss the suit. “The officers continued to implement this plan even while witnessing the violence firsthand.”
The court said that if the plaintiffs can prove their allegations, they would show police increased the danger to Trump supporters and knowingly exposed them to risk.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/3...n-sue-san-jose-cops-in-attack-court-says.html
If this suit is successful, I suspect cities like San Jose will think twice before telling their officers to stand down during Trump rallies that are invaded by anti-Trump counter-protesters.
“The attendees allege the officers shepherded them into a violent crowd of protesters and actively prevented them from reaching safety,” Judge Dorothy Nelson said in the 3-0 ruling that upheld a federal judge’s refusal to dismiss the suit. “The officers continued to implement this plan even while witnessing the violence firsthand.”
The court said that if the plaintiffs can prove their allegations, they would show police increased the danger to Trump supporters and knowingly exposed them to risk.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/3...n-sue-san-jose-cops-in-attack-court-says.html
If this suit is successful, I suspect cities like San Jose will think twice before telling their officers to stand down during Trump rallies that are invaded by anti-Trump counter-protesters.
