Monday, November 21, 2011
Let the lawsuits begin
This is the first one I have heard of and I hope it won't be the last.
The lawsuit, filed today by Julio Jose Jimenez-Artunduaga and Heather Carpenter, claims the police violated protesters’ Constitutional rights against unlawful detention and arrest and used excessive force after the Oct. 15 demonstration.Bloomie and his goons have an interesting new crime: Entering a Bank branch during business hours. This should help boost the arrest quotas.
Carpenter, 23, a Citibank account holder from Port Jefferson on New York’s Long Island, decided to close her account in frustration after being notified that the bank was imposing a $17 monthly fee unless she maintained a balance of $6,000, according to the lawsuit.
She said in court papers that she and other protesters, including Jimenez-Artunduaga, joined a demonstration inside the branch at 555 LaGuardia Place in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
According to the complaint, Carpenter left the branch after closing her account and began filming demonstrators as they interacted with police. An unidentified officer arrested Carpenter, saying, “You were inside with everybody else. You have to come with me,” according to the complaint.
When she questioned officers and showed them the receipt for her closed account, Carpenter said Jimenz-Artunduaga approached police. Officers dragged the two of them into the bank vestibule, where Jimenez-Artunduaga was kicked in the back of the knee, knocked to the ground and handcuffed, the couple alleged. They were both arrested after the incident, the plaintiffs said in the complaint.
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