Legal Gun Owner Calls Police About Local Shooting, Claims Cops Arrived and Seized His Weapon Instead
Have now settled a lawsuit with the man and returned his gun
In a case rife with police corruption and officers acting with vindictive immorality, the city of Cleveland faced losing BIG in a 5th Amendment case brought by Derrick Washington who had his property stolen by police.
The case stemmed back to an incident in the morning of February 10th, 2013. Washington called the police at 2:09 in the morning to report a shooting in the 2800 block of East 116th Street. When officers arrived on scene Washington informed them that he had a valid concealed carry permit and that his firearm was in his car.
In lieu of doing any real police work that might involve looking for the actual shooter, the police officers involved at this point decided to arrest Washington. The report they filed reported that he told them that he had been drinking. Washington was arrested and charged with using weapons while intoxicated and illegally carrying a concealed weapon.
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A call to the cops should be avoided when possible. They show up and they have to hassle, arrest or shoot something, or possibly all three, and the person standing in front of them is an easy target.