https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/crazed-samurai-killer-wins-only-1-in-police-brutality-case/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:50:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/crazed-samurai-killer-wins-only-1-in-police-brutality-case/comment-page-1/#comment-5000 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:50:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4279#comment-5000 Since he won is the state/city still liable for the cost of his attorney? If so he cost the city more than 1 dollar.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/crazed-samurai-killer-wins-only-1-in-police-brutality-case/comment-page-1/#comment-4999 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:12:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4279#comment-4999 I gotta agree with the above post. If this dirtball can get around on his own two feet then he didn’t suffer any meaningful excessive force relative to the situation.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/crazed-samurai-killer-wins-only-1-in-police-brutality-case/comment-page-1/#comment-4998 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:53:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4279#comment-4998 Even if the reward was $1, how the hell did the jury find this guy credible enough in the first place to find the officers used excessive force? Honestly I don’t trust cops that much, but I think I trust them more than a guy who just smoked crack, killed his dealer, then set the corpse on fire.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/crazed-samurai-killer-wins-only-1-in-police-brutality-case/comment-page-1/#comment-4997 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:45:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4279#comment-4997 One would like to think that this signifies the turning of the tide!

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