$40,000 to man who cops attacked

The Denver City Council is poised to pay $40,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that contends police brutalized a man after mistaking him for someone who had caused a disturbance at a LoDo nightclub.

Here is the kicker:

Winfield, who denies any aggression, initially was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and assaulting an officer. The charges later were dismissed.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15000139

The charge was "suspicion of resisting arrest", what kind of bogus charge is that? Real criminals are arrested for a crime other than resisting arrest, because the police have to have a reason for arresting the person before the person can resist the arrest in the first place.

Comments

[Charles]

Finally. This can't even be called justice though... so sad.