Dog Incident Leads to Accusations of Police Brutality in New York
Ann Stanczyk of Queens, New York allegedly was beaten by two members of the New York Police Department for not picking up after a dog that wasn't hers.
December 22, 2010
Ann Stanczyk of Queens claimed that she was a victim of police brutality in New York City. Allegedly she was beaten by two members of the New York Police Department for not picking up after a dog that wasn't hers.According to the 49-year old woman, she wound up in a confrontation that led to excessive use of force after two uniformed officers stopped her for not cleaning up after her dog. She told the officers that her dog had only urinated and requested that the two officers, who she would later accuse of police brutality , show her the dog feces they were referring to. They found dog feces nearby then ordered her to "pick it up".
According to the New York Daily News, Stanczyk says she was scared so she picked it up. She then said to the officers, "It's cold, not belong to my dog."
The police handcuffed and arrested her. She used her feet to try to prevent them from closing the patrol car door to secure her, and the officers beat her, hitting her in the eye, breast and stomach, she said. New York police brutality lawyers will, if retained, try to prove that an incident described as such be considered an excessive use of force by police and constitutes a case of police brutality in New York. Likewise, they may try to prove that there was no probable cause for the arrest.
Photos, taken a day after this incident of alleged police brutality in New York, show Stanczyk with a welt under one eye and a large bruise on her chest, plus injuries to her hands and knee.
Stanczyk filed a police brutality complaint with the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board and plans to sue for excessive force by police.
"I just doing it to protect other people from police brutality," New York resident Stanczyk told the New York Daily News.
Court papers show that the NYPD claims Stanczyk started the fight by shouting at the two officers and locking her hands in front of her to avoid arrest. However, a New York police brutality lawyer like David Perecman will need to prove that the force used was excessive and can not be justified.
"If you are beaten during an arrest without just cause or physically abused by police for unjust reasons, even showing attitude, it would be wise to consult with a lawyer to find out if it is a case of police brutality," said Perecman. "What makes cases of NYC police brutality even more appalling is that we trust police to keep us, the public, safe and secure."
The New York lawyers at The Perecman Firm provide representation to victims of police brutality throughout New York. An individual who is a victim of police brutality or excessive use of force by police should contact a police brutality lawyer immediately.
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