Dallas files appeal of court ruling against 4 officers in Tony Timpa case

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The city of Dallas is asking a federal appeals court to reverse the ruling that says four officers can be sued for excessive force leading up to Tony Timpa's death in 2016.

The city of Dallas is asking a federal appeals court to reverse the ruling that says four officers can be sued over the death of a man.Earlier this month, the 5th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals said an excessive force lawsuit filed by Timpa’s family could go forward.Timpa’s family said he was schizophrenic and had called 911 for help. A federal appeals court says four Dallas police officers are not protected from liability for the 2016 death of a man in their custody.

 

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No this is the only way they will learn, they should be sued and all their money taken from them this will teach others as well

If they are so sure they did nothing wrong they should trust a jury to see that.

Whether it's Shingle Mountain or Police Violence, the Dallas City Attorney's office is a bastion of Old Dallas that facilitates reactionary policies.

Officers should be allowed to be sued on a personal level if their actions clearly falls outside their training/duty

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