A federal judge on Monday
threw out a lawsuit claiming police used excessive force against
protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, after the 2014 death of Michael Brown.
Judge Henry Autry issued a 74-page ruling in which he sided with police
officers, saying protesters had “completely failed to present any
credible evidence that any of the actions taken by these individuals
were taken with malice or were committed in bad faith.” The lawsuit,
filed by nine people seeking $40 million in compensation, stemmed from
the 2014 riots in Ferguson that spread across the nation after the
police shooting of the black teenager. The lawsuit alleged police abused
protesters and made unlawful arrests, using excessive force by firing
rubber bullets and tear-gas canisters. Autry disagreed with these
claims, however, saying protesters had ignored “repeated warnings” by
police to disperse. He also granted immunity from the civil-rights suit
to the police officers involved. |
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