If this guy gets $210 mill because his nuts got aired out I will be driving through Baltimore very soon. I will gladly swing in the breeze for that kind of cabbage.
Gee, I wonder why he was stopped in the first place? I’m sure he was minding his own business, reading the bible. Cops don’t normally crank your shaft unless you do something stupid. Asking for such a ridiculous amount doesn’t help his case.
Man recounts strip search after filing suit against police
Wed 04 Feb 2009 08:20
By Tricia Bishop | tricia.bishop@baltsun.com
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In an interview this morning, Daryl A. Martin recounted the details of the April afternoon in 2006 when, he says, a Baltimore police officer stripped him of his dignity on a city street, performing a baseless cavity search on the football coach and father of two before two dozen onlookers.
“I felt like I was raped that day, like my manhood was gone,” Martin said quietly, pausing to collect himself. “I didn’t deserve this at all. I don’t think anyone deserves what I went through … I thought they were going to kill me.”
Martin, who has never been charged with a crime according to the Maryland court system, yesterday filed a $210 million civil lawsuit against several officers and the Baltimore City Police Department, alleging a pattern of civil rights violations, including falsifying charging documents, racial profiling and illegal searches and seizures.
Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi declined to comment on the lawsuit or the allegations until a legal team has had sufficient time to review the court documents.
According to Martin, he was on his way to have a suit made April 26, 2006, when he says several officers pulled his car over for no clear reason and searched his vehicle. One officer, Shakil Moss, frisked Martin through his pants, grabbing his genitals and running his hands along his buttocks, making lewd comments.
“It was horrifying,” Martin said.
Moss then stripped Martin below the waist, donning a clear plastic glove and searching Martin’s rectum in front of a growing crowd of gawkers. The officers, part of the elite Special Enforcement Team, which has since been disbanded among allegations of professional misconduct, then sped away, chasing after a car playing loud music. Another lawsuit alleging similar infractions by the SET unit was filed last year.
“I think this group of officers randomly pulled over and searched dozens of people a day. If they found something, they altered the statement of charges to make [the search appear] constitutional. If they found nothing, they would send you on your way,” said Martin’s attorney, Steven D. Silverman.
Martin’s experience changed him forever, longtime friend Ryan Byers said.
“He’s not the same happy-go-lucky guy he always was,” Byers said. “Now he’s a little more defensive of everything. He questions how it happened. You ask questions about yourself, even though you’ve done nothing wrong. He’ll never forget it, but he has to learn to deal with it.”
Maryland City of Baltimore Sued for $210 Million Over Public Strip Search
A Maryland man is suing Baltimore’s Police Department for $210 million. Daryl A Martin, 35, claims that a group of rogue police officers apprehended him at gun point and, in front of 30 people, made him take his clothes off and conducted a search inside his rectum. This is the second federal lawsuit filed in less than a year accusing Baltimore police officers that belonged to a “Special Enforcement Team” of engaging in civil rights violations.
Martin is a retail shop manager and a Navy veteran who has never been charged with committing a crime. He alleges that he was strip searched because he is black.
Martin’s 43-page complaint says that on April 26, 2006, he and a friend were driving in a Buick Lucerne when their vehicle was pulled over by two sets of Baltimore police officers. Officer Antonio Rodriguez allegedly asked for Martin’s vehicle registration and license, told both occupants to get out of the vehicle, and searched the car. Officer Shakil Moss is accused of putting on a rubber glove, taking the plaintiff’s pants and underwear off, and inserting a finger inside his rectum. A crowd reportedly witnessed the strip search.
Martin reported the search incident. A lab test showed that the glove used by Moss also had DNA from Martin. In his lawsuit, Martin accuses the Baltimore Police Department of tolerating the officers’ conduct.
In another lawsuit filed last March, the plaintiffs accused Moss and other police officers of illegally apprehending, searching, terrorizing, and humiliating residents without just cause.
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If you were assaulted, abused, or violated by a police officer or another law enforcement official, your civil rights have been violated and you may be entitled to compensation for the harm that you have suffered as a victim of police brutality.
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If this guy gets $210 mill because his nuts got aired out I will be driving through Baltimore very soon. I will gladly swing in the breeze for that kind of cabbage.
Gee, I wonder why he was stopped in the first place? I’m sure he was minding his own business, reading the bible. Cops don’t normally crank your shaft unless you do something stupid. Asking for such a ridiculous amount doesn’t help his case.
Man recounts strip search after filing suit against police
Wed 04 Feb 2009 08:20
By Tricia Bishop | tricia.bishop@baltsun.com
Multiple Page View
In an interview this morning, Daryl A. Martin recounted the details of the April afternoon in 2006 when, he says, a Baltimore police officer stripped him of his dignity on a city street, performing a baseless cavity search on the football coach and father of two before two dozen onlookers.
“I felt like I was raped that day, like my manhood was gone,” Martin said quietly, pausing to collect himself. “I didn’t deserve this at all. I don’t think anyone deserves what I went through … I thought they were going to kill me.”
Martin, who has never been charged with a crime according to the Maryland court system, yesterday filed a $210 million civil lawsuit against several officers and the Baltimore City Police Department, alleging a pattern of civil rights violations, including falsifying charging documents, racial profiling and illegal searches and seizures.
Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi declined to comment on the lawsuit or the allegations until a legal team has had sufficient time to review the court documents.
According to Martin, he was on his way to have a suit made April 26, 2006, when he says several officers pulled his car over for no clear reason and searched his vehicle. One officer, Shakil Moss, frisked Martin through his pants, grabbing his genitals and running his hands along his buttocks, making lewd comments.
“It was horrifying,” Martin said.
Moss then stripped Martin below the waist, donning a clear plastic glove and searching Martin’s rectum in front of a growing crowd of gawkers. The officers, part of the elite Special Enforcement Team, which has since been disbanded among allegations of professional misconduct, then sped away, chasing after a car playing loud music. Another lawsuit alleging similar infractions by the SET unit was filed last year.
“I think this group of officers randomly pulled over and searched dozens of people a day. If they found something, they altered the statement of charges to make [the search appear] constitutional. If they found nothing, they would send you on your way,” said Martin’s attorney, Steven D. Silverman.
Martin’s experience changed him forever, longtime friend Ryan Byers said.
“He’s not the same happy-go-lucky guy he always was,” Byers said. “Now he’s a little more defensive of everything. He questions how it happened. You ask questions about yourself, even though you’ve done nothing wrong. He’ll never forget it, but he has to learn to deal with it.”
Maryland City of Baltimore Sued for $210 Million Over Public Strip Search
A Maryland man is suing Baltimore’s Police Department for $210 million. Daryl A Martin, 35, claims that a group of rogue police officers apprehended him at gun point and, in front of 30 people, made him take his clothes off and conducted a search inside his rectum. This is the second federal lawsuit filed in less than a year accusing Baltimore police officers that belonged to a “Special Enforcement Team” of engaging in civil rights violations.
Martin is a retail shop manager and a Navy veteran who has never been charged with committing a crime. He alleges that he was strip searched because he is black.
Martin’s 43-page complaint says that on April 26, 2006, he and a friend were driving in a Buick Lucerne when their vehicle was pulled over by two sets of Baltimore police officers. Officer Antonio Rodriguez allegedly asked for Martin’s vehicle registration and license, told both occupants to get out of the vehicle, and searched the car. Officer Shakil Moss is accused of putting on a rubber glove, taking the plaintiff’s pants and underwear off, and inserting a finger inside his rectum. A crowd reportedly witnessed the strip search.
Martin reported the search incident. A lab test showed that the glove used by Moss also had DNA from Martin. In his lawsuit, Martin accuses the Baltimore Police Department of tolerating the officers’ conduct.
In another lawsuit filed last March, the plaintiffs accused Moss and other police officers of illegally apprehending, searching, terrorizing, and humiliating residents without just cause.
Police Brutality
Any act of police violence is a crime and violates a person’s civil rights. The US constitution also says that people have the right to not be subject to illegal searches and seizures.
If you were assaulted, abused, or violated by a police officer or another law enforcement official, your civil rights have been violated and you may be entitled to compensation for the harm that you have suffered as a victim of police brutality.
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