City wants to settle with man whom cops beat while he was handcuffed
A man who claims Denver police roughed him up while he was handcuffed is poised to receive a $5,000 settlement from the city.
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After Burke placed him in handcuffs, Lyles claims the officer kneed him repeatedly, punched him in the mouth and hit him with a Mace container.
"Then, while (Lyles) was lying flat on his stomach, Burke allegedly pulled (Lyles') handcuffed arms up behind his back towards his head," documents state. "This pressure on (Lyles') arms allegedly caused serious injury to his shoulder, including a broke clavicle."
Lyles, who has undergone three surgeries to repair his shoulder and clavicle, also suffered an injured wrist and neck in the incident, documents state.
$5000 seems like a low sum to me considering this man was not even suspected of any crime, and was beaten and tortured while handcuffed. One thing absent in this article is the punishment that the cop is going to get, I expect that means he is not really getting any punishment.
Yup, and the problem is the public service unions. The police union will make darn sure that their own are never subject to any disciplinary action.
Posted by: Ken | April 21, 2008 at 10:47 PM