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Oakland Settles Anti-War Police Brutality Lawsuit - Total bill $400,000 so far
Shooting wood bullets at peaceful protesters is getting expensive for Oakland.
Feb 9, 11:21 AM EST
Oakland Settles Anti-War Protest Lawsuit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A dozen anti-war protesters who accused police of using excessive force to break up a raucous demonstration three years ago have settled with the city for nearly $400,000, lawyers said.
Protesters said police fired wood bullets and bean-bag rounds at them without provocation and failed to allow them to disperse during the 2003 rally at the Port of Oakland. They said they were protesting the war in Iraq and targeted the port because at least one company there was handling war supplies.
The City Council agreed this week to pay $393,000 to settle the remaining lawsuits. Lawyers for the protesters said the deal was reasonable.
The settlement brings to $1.3 million the amount Oakland has agreed to paid to settle lawsuits related to the protest.
The city did not admit any wrongdoing in the latest settlements. Oakland police earlier agreed to stop the indiscriminate use of such tactics.
Oakland Settles Anti-War Protest Lawsuit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A dozen anti-war protesters who accused police of using excessive force to break up a raucous demonstration three years ago have settled with the city for nearly $400,000, lawyers said.
Protesters said police fired wood bullets and bean-bag rounds at them without provocation and failed to allow them to disperse during the 2003 rally at the Port of Oakland. They said they were protesting the war in Iraq and targeted the port because at least one company there was handling war supplies.
The City Council agreed this week to pay $393,000 to settle the remaining lawsuits. Lawyers for the protesters said the deal was reasonable.
The settlement brings to $1.3 million the amount Oakland has agreed to paid to settle lawsuits related to the protest.
The city did not admit any wrongdoing in the latest settlements. Oakland police earlier agreed to stop the indiscriminate use of such tactics.
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