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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Back issues
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Violent firefighter

DALLAS (CN) — A Texas judge allows some of a homeless man’s civil rights claims to proceed against Dallas after its firefighter beat the man, kicking him several times while he was down, during an arrest on suspicion he’d started a grass fire. The victim adequately alleged that Dallas protects disciplined personnel and that this emboldened the firefighter to act so violently.

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Personal Injury

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