Originally Posted by dyna mo

fake cops lawsuit

A $10 million lawsuit has been filed by Worcester attorneys Robert Scott, Esq. and Héctor E. Piñeiro, Esq. on behalf of a ?John Doe? Worcester resident, charging civil rights violations by the Worcester Police Department and others. The lawsuit, originally filed on July 17th, 2009 and amended on Oct 20th, 2009 returns us to the Summer of 2006 when the Worcester Police Department?s decision to bring the Fox TV Show ?Cops? to Worcester led to a major community outcry and the eventual dis-invitation of the Cops TV film crew.

The lawsuit presents the following summary, ?This is an action for money damages and other relief arising from the unjustified warrantless invasion of plaintiff?s home on the night of July 19, 2006, by officers of the Worcester Police Department and cameramen of the television show "Cops," during which the officers awakened the plaintiff & menaced him with guns as he lay naked and uncovered on his bed, and the cameramen trained bright lights and video cameras on the scene?.

http://worcester.indymedia.org/node/69700