The Florida Times-Union posted a story today about a local case that shows cause for concern. The following excerpt offers the nuts and bolts. Follow the link after for the full write-up:
Last month, a jury decided that two Jacksonville sheriff’s officers
falsely arrested and battered Dubose during his July 2004 arrest. The
jury awarded him about $370,000 — more than he asked for and also more
than the law allows him to receive.
“This proves, as we argued in trial, that we need some kind of
civilian oversight,” Fallis said. “You need some kind of civilian
oversight otherwise it’s out of control.”
http://members.jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-05-15/story/false-arrest-verdict-against-jacksonville-sheriffs-office-leads-calls
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