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Originally Posted by S14DB
No, it's not... Checks and balances. Only way they'll learn to check their facts instead of shoot first ask questions later.
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Except for the fact that they
didn't shoot first and ask questions later. They were searching for a violent suspect in a shooting. They find someone in the vicinity who matches the description. They detained him until they determined that he was not the suspect.
We know that he was just sitting there working on his car. The police didn't know that. Is it so outlandish that a perp might duck into an open garage and act innocent, hoping the cops will drive right by? What if the person in the garage really was the perp? Should the cop not investigate it just because he appears to be working on a car? "Oh, looks like he's busy, that means he can't be the criminal"
It was just an unfortunate coincidence. Sucks for the OP, but the cops had a duty to investigate. Maybe they didn't do it perfectly, but I haven't seen any evidence yet to warrant a lawsuit. They didn't read him his Miranda rights, but that would only come into play if they tried to use something he said in court. Then whatever he said before he was read his rights would be inadmissable. Not being read Miranda does not equal a Free Lawsuit.