SCOTUS to rule on wrongful arrests

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High court ruling may make officers individually liable for wrongful arrests

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against two city police officers by a man imprisoned for a gas station robbery he didn't commit.

The nation's highest court has let stand a lower court's ruling that a trial should decide whether Officer Jeremy DePietro and Detective Christopher Borona violated Christopher Russo's constitutional rights when they arrested him for the 2002 holdup even though a surveillance videotape of the crime apparently showed Russo was not the robber.

Russo's lawyer, Burton Weinstein, said the Supreme Court's ruling may have national significance because it would make every police officer individually liable for not pursuing evidence that could prove an arrestee's innocence.Read More ...

Maybe, a ruling in favor of wrongful arrests will end "arrest and prosecution" contests and, other malfeasance in the judicial system.

[Turbineguy]

1. Sounds like we need more

pro-police state Justices on the bench. I thought this was why we put Bush in the Whitehouse. He can't seem to get that right either.

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3. If there is a ruling to make LEOs accountable

it will be interesting to observe whether arrest rates drops. In the end, its all about money. Federal grants to law enforcement induces the arrests, think Tulsa, Texas.

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2. I personally would be extremely surprised if the court rules against the cops

It isn't how an "Authoritarian" entity operates..Does anyone doubt the GOP is an "Authoratarian" entity?