08-21-2011, 11:11 AM
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Chicago: Jury awards family $300K after police kill man’s dog during search
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WLS AM (Aug. 20, 2011): Jury awards family $300K after police kill man’s dog during search
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On Thursday, a U.S. District Court jury decided Russell, 20, and his family deserved to be compensated for the Feb. 27, 2009, police search of the family’s South Side home during which “Lady,” the family’s black Labrador, was shot dead. The jury awarded the family about $300,000.
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Though police searched for drugs, they found none in the apartment, the family’s lawyers say. Russell and his younger brother, Darren, were handcuffed during the incident, attorneys for the family said, and both boys had shotguns placed against their heads. At some point, Lady appeared and an officer shot her, the family’s lawyers said.
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As expected, the officers are whining that they "were simply protecting themselves".
Kudos to the jury!
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