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Family Of Man Assaulted By Cops In Case Of Mistaken Identity Awarded Just $18

August 29, 2016 Asa J 1333 Views Aaron Knepper, assault, battery, Brutality, civil lawsuit, Civil rights, civil rights violations, copblock, copblock.org, Dan Franklin, Dan Franklin Sr., DeShawn Franklin, domestic violence call, dreadlocks, entered home without warrant, Eric Mentz, excessive force, fake sleeping, False arrest, False imprisonment, federal jury, fourth amendment, Indiana, internal investigation, Justice System, Michael Stuk, Mistaken identity, no warrant, Officer Aaron Knepper, Officer Eric Mentz, officer Michael Stuk, police abuse, Police brutality, Police State, punched in the face, remedial training, South Bend, South Bend police, South Bend Police Department, taser, unlawful entry, unlawful seizure, violations of the Fourth Amendment, warrantless search

In a case of mistaken identity, a federal jury has ruled that a man roused out of bed and assaulted

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Remember Kids, Running While Dreadlocked is a Crime

July 24, 2013January 1, 2014 CopBlock 692 Views dreadlocks, Nora Cook, police encounter, profiling

Nora Cook shared the following story about her police encounter via CopBlock.org’s ‘submit‘ page. Around 3PM, my roommate and I

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