A man is accusing some of the city of Tustin, California's police officers of police brutality. Victor M. Hernandez says that cops hurt him on the night of October 17 while questioning him .
In his Orange County, California police brutality claim, Hernandez said a Tustin police officer approached him as he was walking home from Burger King. Hernandez says the cop asked him if he was the one who pushed a girl at a liquor store. A witness had identified Hernandez as her assailant. Tustin police would later determine that Hernandez was not the person they were trying to find.
City documents say that as police searched Hernandez for weapons, he struggled and was handcuffed. His finger broke and he sustained a bruise to his eye.
Hernandez claims says that while at the hospital, one of the cops apologized to him for what happened. The city of Tustin, however, is denying the allegations and says that Hernandez was hurt because he struggled while resisting the cops but not because the police injured him.
Police Brutality
Any excessive use of force by police officers at any time is wrong, and our Orange County, California police brutality lawyers believe that it is important that victims receive compensation for their injuries and trauma resulting from police violence.
Even if you are a suspect in an investigation, you are entitled to certain civil and legal protections. Police are never at any time allowed to use verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimidation, racial profiling, or a gun, Taser, or any other weapon against you without provocation or threat or deprive you of your constitutional rights. In the event that they use excessive force of any kind or make a false arrest or harass you, you may have grounds for filing an Orange County, California police brutality lawsuit for your injuries.
It is the job of police officers to protect people not hurt them. Even if police deny any wrongdoing, you may still be entitled to California injury compensation for the harm that you suffered. Police violence is a crime that is can be hidden under the guise of executing "justice." This is unacceptable and can cause serious injury or death to victims.
Man files claim saying Tustin officers injured him, OC Register, September 16, 2009
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