It is always hard to determine how much force - and what type of force - is needed in any type of altercation.
It is very easy to be wise after the event! However, it may seem like these folks here (from Rootstown Township, Ohio) didn't have the skills and training needed to restrain a shoplifter who tried to take off - something very few have any type of experience to deal with unfortunately.
It is not too difficult if you work as a team - and if you have the proper type of techniques to hold someone (alone it is very difficult, no matter what your training might be).
What most people do wrong is to use too much weight upon a prone person - in effect choking the person to death, or using too much force on the neck or chest.
If something goes terribly wrong, you may end up being the target of a lawsuit, like the people in this case seems to be subject to.
In January 2004, a shop-lifter walked to a store parking lot after loading a cart with groceries. A manager and an employee approached the man, whereupon he attacked the employee. The two workers and two passers-by tried to restrain the man while waiting for police.
With the four men on top of him, the man died of asphyxiation from force applied to his neck and torso within minutes. A County coroner reportedly ruled the death a homicide.
Showing posts with label lawsuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lawsuit. Show all posts
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Monday, January 22, 2007
Hazards at work, 22
A federal appeals court upheld an $8 million verdict against Greyhound Lines for a woman injured while on her way to Atlanta when another passenger cut the driver's neck and the bus crashed, just after the September 11 terrorist attacks made her afraid to fly.
The Greyhound bus was traveling from Chicago to Orlando, Florida on October 3, 2001, when a 29-year-old Croatian man attacked driver Garfield Sands around 4 a.m. as the bus was passing through Manchester.
The bus crashed on rural Interstate 24 between Chattanooga and Nashville. Six passengers, including the attacker, were killed. A seventh died later at a hospital and 34 others on board were injured.
The driver was admitted to a hospital with two 5-inch-long, 2-inch-deep cuts on his neck.
The crash prompted Greyhound to shut down all bus service for a few hours, and the FBI was called in to investigate whether it was an act of terrorism. Croatian media reported that the attacker suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Greyhound spokeswoman said the company has since installed shields that separate drivers from passengers on all of its more than 1,200 buses nationwide.
At the trial on the woman's lawsuit, her attorney introduced reports showing 42 other incidents of passengers grabbing or attempting to assault or grab the driver, steering wheel or brakes.
Source
The Greyhound bus was traveling from Chicago to Orlando, Florida on October 3, 2001, when a 29-year-old Croatian man attacked driver Garfield Sands around 4 a.m. as the bus was passing through Manchester.
The bus crashed on rural Interstate 24 between Chattanooga and Nashville. Six passengers, including the attacker, were killed. A seventh died later at a hospital and 34 others on board were injured.
The driver was admitted to a hospital with two 5-inch-long, 2-inch-deep cuts on his neck.
The crash prompted Greyhound to shut down all bus service for a few hours, and the FBI was called in to investigate whether it was an act of terrorism. Croatian media reported that the attacker suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Greyhound spokeswoman said the company has since installed shields that separate drivers from passengers on all of its more than 1,200 buses nationwide.
At the trial on the woman's lawsuit, her attorney introduced reports showing 42 other incidents of passengers grabbing or attempting to assault or grab the driver, steering wheel or brakes.
Source
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Female firefighters
California -- Female firefighters in LA are stepping out of the shadows.
Women are a tiny fraction of the department, numbering 95 out of its 3,625 firefighters. They are newcomers -- the first female firefighter was hired in 1985 -- to a field steeped in tradition and long considered the domain of men.
Many of the stories they tell never make it into official reports. Some women say they have been afraid to share incidents, even with one another. Most are loath to complain because in the firehouse, reputation is everything.
"You want to have a solid, iron-clad reputation: You're a hard worker, a team player," said Capt. Alicia Mathis, a 17-year veteran and one of 19 female captains.
But women are beginning to break that silence; the "go along to get along" ethos has begun to crack.
"This is not 'boys will be boys' stuff," said the lawyer representing firefighters who recently won settlements on harassment claims.
"You get into bed with a woman and start to physically assault her, that's not a prank -- that's an attempted rape."
Source
Women are a tiny fraction of the department, numbering 95 out of its 3,625 firefighters. They are newcomers -- the first female firefighter was hired in 1985 -- to a field steeped in tradition and long considered the domain of men.
Many of the stories they tell never make it into official reports. Some women say they have been afraid to share incidents, even with one another. Most are loath to complain because in the firehouse, reputation is everything.
"You want to have a solid, iron-clad reputation: You're a hard worker, a team player," said Capt. Alicia Mathis, a 17-year veteran and one of 19 female captains.
But women are beginning to break that silence; the "go along to get along" ethos has begun to crack.
"This is not 'boys will be boys' stuff," said the lawyer representing firefighters who recently won settlements on harassment claims.
"You get into bed with a woman and start to physically assault her, that's not a prank -- that's an attempted rape."
Source
Sunday, August 20, 2006
She's a knock-out
I'm tempted to repeat a rather common phrase: Only in America...
Where else could someone sue for being "attacked" by a store mannequin, you know the type that are used for displaying clothes - yep the man-made, lifeless ones?
Weird as this story may be, it shows something that you should be aware of. I'm referring to the "shopping-like psychosis" that some - mostly women - enter when they are working on their black belts in shopping.
When I did loss prevention work it was quite scary to see how people could literally try to walk over or through you to get to the items they had set their hungry eyes on. Their only concern was to "shop till you drop", and consequently they got tunnel vision and no awareness what so ever about the surroundings.
Did pick-pockets and thieves have a field-day during the big sales? It was like stealing candy from a baby - credit cards, codes, cash and open bags just floating around. Not to mention all the kids that where running all over the place while mommy was doing a *little* shopping...
The best part: These people couldn't understand how someone could steal from them (oh no, not ME!). Some also got very aggressive when you pointed out to them that their wallet was lying unattended or their precious child was about to exit into the streets.
Story:
LA -- A woman is suing the J.C. Penney Co. after an alleged run-in with a store mannequin that she says left her with a cracked tooth, a bloodied head and recurring shoulder pain.
Diana Newton, 51, of Westminster sued the Texas-based retailer last month in Orange County Superior Court, claiming she was cracked in the head by a legless female dummy at its Westminster Mall store.
Newton said the incident happened nearly a year ago in the women's department, as she was shopping for a blouse. The only one in her size was on the mannequin. As a salesclerk was removing the garment, the dummy's arm flew off and struck Newton's head, according to her lawsuit.
Source
Where else could someone sue for being "attacked" by a store mannequin, you know the type that are used for displaying clothes - yep the man-made, lifeless ones?
Weird as this story may be, it shows something that you should be aware of. I'm referring to the "shopping-like psychosis" that some - mostly women - enter when they are working on their black belts in shopping.
When I did loss prevention work it was quite scary to see how people could literally try to walk over or through you to get to the items they had set their hungry eyes on. Their only concern was to "shop till you drop", and consequently they got tunnel vision and no awareness what so ever about the surroundings.
Did pick-pockets and thieves have a field-day during the big sales? It was like stealing candy from a baby - credit cards, codes, cash and open bags just floating around. Not to mention all the kids that where running all over the place while mommy was doing a *little* shopping...
The best part: These people couldn't understand how someone could steal from them (oh no, not ME!). Some also got very aggressive when you pointed out to them that their wallet was lying unattended or their precious child was about to exit into the streets.
Story:
LA -- A woman is suing the J.C. Penney Co. after an alleged run-in with a store mannequin that she says left her with a cracked tooth, a bloodied head and recurring shoulder pain.
Diana Newton, 51, of Westminster sued the Texas-based retailer last month in Orange County Superior Court, claiming she was cracked in the head by a legless female dummy at its Westminster Mall store.
Newton said the incident happened nearly a year ago in the women's department, as she was shopping for a blouse. The only one in her size was on the mannequin. As a salesclerk was removing the garment, the dummy's arm flew off and struck Newton's head, according to her lawsuit.
Source
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
15 voted against
I'm kind of curious how 15 senator can vote against something as utterly ridiculous like this.
Maybe they were reasoning that these criminals are professionals on the job, and should be protected as such?
Can someone get a hold of these people and ask where they have their brains tucked away? I know they are on vacation somewhere in political la-la land - but where precisely?
Story:
The New York State Senate passed a bill in Albany on Tuesday banning felons from suing for civil damages for injuries received while committing a crime.
"It is just plain ridiculous that a criminal can sue and collect money because he got hurt while trying to mug or rob someone in their home," Senator Michael Balbon said in a statement.
The bill would change the law to prohibit a criminal from recovering any damages from a crime victim or other parties for injuries received while the crime was committed. The proposal passed on the Senate floor with 44 votes in favor of it, while 15 voted against it.
Source
Maybe they were reasoning that these criminals are professionals on the job, and should be protected as such?
Can someone get a hold of these people and ask where they have their brains tucked away? I know they are on vacation somewhere in political la-la land - but where precisely?
Story:
The New York State Senate passed a bill in Albany on Tuesday banning felons from suing for civil damages for injuries received while committing a crime.
"It is just plain ridiculous that a criminal can sue and collect money because he got hurt while trying to mug or rob someone in their home," Senator Michael Balbon said in a statement.
The bill would change the law to prohibit a criminal from recovering any damages from a crime victim or other parties for injuries received while the crime was committed. The proposal passed on the Senate floor with 44 votes in favor of it, while 15 voted against it.
Source
Saturday, June 10, 2006
The art of 'Suemo'
In reality, there's a thin line between self-defense and going 'over board'. If the beating can be seen as revenge, then the robber may - as crazy as it is - have a possible case.
Story:
Rochester, N.Y. -- A man is suing an auto-parts store for assault and battery after he attempted to hold up the business and employees responded by beating him with a metal pipe.
Source
Story:
Rochester, N.Y. -- A man is suing an auto-parts store for assault and battery after he attempted to hold up the business and employees responded by beating him with a metal pipe.
Source
Friday, March 31, 2006
Pepper-spray case continues
A trial is set for April 2007 for a Cadillac teen whose mother filed a lawsuit after the girl was pepper-sprayed by a city police officer at her school.
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
Friday, March 17, 2006
Little known Iowa law
This, it seems, is a little-known law in Iowa, USA. Your insurance company may not have to pay to defend you from a wrongful death lawsuit if you kill an intruder in your home as you're being attacked.
A change in that state law was suggested in a Wednesday ruling by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
The lawsuit that brought the issue before the court recounts an incident in Early in December 2001 when a woman, who was being attacked in her home, killed a man in self-defense.
Source
A change in that state law was suggested in a Wednesday ruling by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
The lawsuit that brought the issue before the court recounts an incident in Early in December 2001 when a woman, who was being attacked in her home, killed a man in self-defense.
Source
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