Philly cop files brutality suit against police department

[damnedifIknow]

Scores of brutality lawsuits are filed against the Philadelphia Police Department every year. But it’s unusual for an officer, a sergeant no less, to make those charges.

In a suit filed Monday, Sgt. Brandon Ruff did just that.

Ruff claims he was roughed up by seven officers from the 35th District when he attempted to anonymously turn in three handguns at the precinct. Ruff, who says he suffered two sprained wrists and two sprained shoulders in the fracas, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.

Ruff, an eight-year veteran assigned to the 16th precinct, said the acts of the 35th District officers “were committed willfully, wantonly, maliciously, intentionally, outrageously, deliberately and/or by conduct so egregious as to shock the conscience."

*After being held for six hours, Ruff was released. On Aug. 4, he went to Chestnut Hill Hospital, where he was treated for injuries he said he received during his arrest and detention. The same day, Ruff was placed on desk duty, according to the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Brutality_suit_filed_against_police_department_by_Phila_officer_.html

[Kalidurga]

1. “When you bring a gun to district, we want some background"...

your name and where it was found. You want to know where it came from,” Stanford said. “That’s all going to be done. It’s like taking a regular police report. But the buybacks are different.”

Refusing to give that information to police, “would raise eyebrows of any reasonable person,” Stanford said.

so of course if you don't give it we will take you down with extreme prejudice, taz you, beat you, and throw you in a cell

[damnedifIknow]

2. Nuts

"Among other accusations, Ruff claims the city tolerates officers who misrepresent facts in order to establish probable cause, and allows officers to have persons falsely arrested or maliciously prosecuted. He also asserts the city permits the continued employment of officers who are psychologically or emotionally unfit to serve."

[Kalidurga]

3. I hope he has a very good lawyer he will need it

I doubt Internal Investigators have his back.

[SamKnause]

4. I shudder to think

how many INNOCENT people are incarcerated in the United States under the guise of a justice system touted as the best in the world.

It sickens me.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Is Sgt Ruff their "Serpico"?

I think there's a backstory here...

[damnedifIknow]

6. Possible

Sure is one brave man though and we could use many more like him.