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Fontana pays nearly $900,000 to victim of Police torture. (www.ocregister.com)

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This story is horrific.

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[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Fair point and you may be joking because it's a good question for that. If serious, I honestly don't know what the odds are in a gamble like that. Was he "lucky" or do most people the police abuse like this get big payouts? Is it worth forgoing legal counsel in the hopes that the police screw up in a manner that can be prosecuted into a payout?

If I knew I was going to get 900k I'd likely be willing to go through such a rough day, but those are quite the dice to roll in the moment methinks. If I ever end up in a police station my plan is to get counsel.