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Police Brutality Lawyer - Police Misconduct

According to a Baltimore Sun report, Baltimore City has paid $5.7 million in unlawful use of force claims brought against police officers since 2011.

In an interesting note, the article states that, "Department officials said some officers were exonerated in internal force investigations, even though jurors and the city awarded thousands of dollars to battered residents in those incidents."

The above comments is in line with another chilling revelation which quotes the Baltimore City Police Strategic Plan 2013: "Discipline has not always been a priority for the Baltimore Police Department. "

The victims identified on the story show that no one is safe. A 87 year old grandmother and a pregnant women were two of the victims of police brutality identified in the story. If true the treatment of the grandmother in the story is jaw dropping. Another woman was shot in the stomach. The victims injuries go beyond the physical injuries from  gun shots, broken bones to lacerations. They also claim to live with the fear of the police. Some victims and witness declined to discuss the case in fear of retaliation.

It is no surprise that the police officers and the victims have startlingly different accounts of what happened in each incident. In one case, the office claimed that he did not remember the incident at all. In another, the description of the victims actions suggest she was aggressive toward the police and resisted arrest. Injuries were also minimized in the police reports.