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Lawyer: Quadriplegic Wants Informal Settlement From Gee
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Published: February 19, 2008
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TAMPA -- A quadriplegic dumped from a wheelchair while being booked at Orient Road Jail does not expect to sue the sheriff's office, his attorney said.
Instead, attorney John Trevena expects to ask Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee for a "roundtable" discussion where they can reach a settlement.
"I'm thinking litigation is not going to be necessary," Trevena said. "I would probably just call him up and say let's have a conference with you and your legal counsel. Court can be costly for the sheriff's office."
Gee, Trevena said, has been contrite since video of the wheelchair incident surfaced last week.
On Jan. 29, a video camera recorded Detention Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones raising the back of a wheelchair and sending Brian Sterner to the floor. Sterner, 32, of Riverview, had been taken to the jail on a warrant stemming from a traffic violation.
Marshall-Jones, 44, submitted her resignation Friday and turned herself in at the jail on Saturday morning. Deputies arrested her on a charge of abuse of a disabled person, records show. She posted $3,500 bail and was released.
Trevena said it is premature to talk about Sterner's damages in dollar figures but did say he expects he can avoid some legal hurdles by negotiating outside court.
Government agencies are liable for a maximum $100,000 per person for negligence when employees are working within their professional capacity. If a jury were to award a plaintiff more than that, the government agency would pay the $100,000 and the plaintiff would have to petition the Legislature for the remainder.
Trevena said, in a negotiated settlement, the sheriff's office would be able to pay more than the cap without the Legislature's help. He said Sterner's damages are "clearly" more than $100,000.
Trevena also said he spoke to one of the sheriff's attorneys today who told him the sheriff's office would pay for a complete medical evaluation of Sterner. The exam would include a bone scan and other procedures to determine whether Sterner was injured in ways he does not realize.
"I am very impressed by that," Trevena said.
Reporter Thomas W. Krause can be reached at (813) 259-7698 or tkrause@tampatrib.com.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
MosleyDelilah..you seem angry. Could you please elaborate? Purge yourself. Let it all out. There, there. It'll be okay. Talk to us. We're here for you.
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Posted by ( MyNameIsJob ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Wow MosleyDelilah, what a wonderful fall from grace.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mostly Delusional
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Posted by ( steveintampa ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Now karma would be for the sherrif's office to pay the first 100k and anything beyond that comes from her pension if she should get to keep it and if thats still not enough then go above there heads
but it will never happen
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
If ya gotta eat crow, it's best to do it when it's still warm.
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Posted by ( dgaudi ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
MosleyDelilah? What the hell is that?
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Posted by ( 1madvet ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm glad to know I'm only going to lose 100,00 of my tax dollars, unless of course Trevena needs a new Hummer or condo.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:25 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
maybe MostlyDelusional thought they were commenting on the elaborate chicken fighting ring story???
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Posted by ( acuratl96 ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
They should take it out of her pension.
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Posted by ( rican59 ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:41 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
They have already let that deputy resign to escape losing her pension. So,to cover up their ignorance in the matter they should give the guy a few bucks. I think I'll apply to be a detention deputy, they have the best in benefits. Throw a cripple out of a wheelchair and retire with all your benefits. That's America's way!!!!!
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Posted by ( MyNameIsJob ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
LoL, MosleyDelilah's friends would say: "I don't know why she would say such a thing....she would never do that..."
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Posted by ( crowbarlip ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
David Gee will smile and settle and stinky, whacky quad boy and his lawyer will take it because if he litigated all would find out what a POS racist he is. No excuse for dumping the meatbag though. Too bad she lost her cool and ruined her career over him.
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Posted by ( Melody07 ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
There's got to be a legal loophole around the $100,000 cap on this mess for the sake of the victim. And for the sake of making an example to the Corrections Officers.
I am pro law enforcement and thankful we have them. I would never want their job because with a lot of the thugs they have to deal with out on the streets, I don't know how I would handle it. It doesn't excuse what this corrections officer did and hopefully this has made all of them take a close self exam of how they are treating people on a daily basis.
I think he should get a lot more than the limits currently available.
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Posted by ( dqn ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
victim is injured how? he was on the today show 24 hours later. they will settled on 100,000 plus because he had missed work etc for his injuries? yes, he was wronged, but is every wrong is preceded by a financial value?
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Posted by ( jar513 ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Was he actually physically injured? If not, why does he deserve $100,000.00? Certainly, the deputy should have resigned. Also, there should be discipline for the other deputies who stood and watched. However, $100,000.00 for a fall with no injuries seems more than a little high.
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Posted by ( Aquaholic ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Amen brother, go get em'
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Posted by ( kellieB ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ahm the almighty dollar speaks once again.
Its not he that wants the money, its Travena. After he has taken his rake off, there will be maybe 50% or less left for the "victim"
Its always about how much money the attorneys can extort for their own pockets from anyone and anything in the name of "justice for my client"
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Posted by ( scottfwtx ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Brian Sterner, start planning your celebration party bro. You will need it when this is all resolved.
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Posted by ( 1voice ) on February 19, 2008 at 4 p.m.
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Posted by ( loststyle57 ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
You do realize it is not the sheriff but the people who will pay. The burden is on the Victim/Inmate what is his permanent injury None he aready was in the wheel chair Was he actually physically injured? If not, why does he deserve $100,000.00? , The deputy resigned. There should be discipline for the other deputies who stood and watched. This is a play for the money
The Video is disturbing Next I expect the Race card.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:31 p.m.
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Posted by ( nannan ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:34 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
why should he get $100,000.00 when the people that get wrongly convicted and spend years in prison at the mercy of those nasty detention officers get nothing. what's fair for one should be fair for all.
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Posted by ( Desmo ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:35 p.m.
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Posted by ( 1voice ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Typically in these cases the perpetrator and their accomplices are held financially responsible for any settlements.
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Posted by ( RKTJ ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:42 p.m.
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Posted by ( nannan ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
they will pay whatever it takes to get this story out of the news so they can all get back to the business of abusing more inmates.
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Posted by ( workingstiff ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:56 p.m.
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Posted by ( LEO16 ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The $100,000 will come from an insurance policy the sheriff's office has. If they sue in federal court for a civil rights violation there is no $ limit.
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Posted by ( RKTJ ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
SuicideRisk - Did you read the article, you freaking moron? - they are goinf after the SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Why would they go after the individual - there's nothing there!
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Posted by ( 1voice ) on February 19, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dude, he was picked up on a traffis warrant!!
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Posted by ( 1voice ) on February 19, 2008 at 5 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Sorry for the error. Traffic
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Posted by ( Parker415 ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I have the same question as many of you... what exactly are the "damages" that require $100,000? Is there permanent injury? Maybe emotional stress, but that isn't worth $100,000 is it?
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Posted by ( RKTJ ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Who will pay this settlement? The corrections officer(s) who were involved? No, the Sheriff's office who is funded by what? Taxpayer dollars. The premiums that the Sheriff's pay to the insurance policy that will cover part of this settlement ultimately come from who? The taxpayers.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:34 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Lotsa theories on where the money will come and how much to be paid. I'm going with LEO16 and the insurance payout. Oh, and like my Grama used to say: fight nice people!
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Posted by ( janice0208 ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am so glad you who thinks that this person deserves 100,000 dollars is so well versed on the law. How do you know what the courts will reward him? He will most likely get zip.............
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Posted by ( voxpopuli ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'd rather see it dragged through court.
ANY WONDER that GEE is CONTRITE???
He's WILY.
NOT STUPID.
NOT SMART.
WILY
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Posted by ( eoej ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The correction officer was hired , sworn in under oath,and trained by the sheriff dept. The sheriff dept. also kept the whole incident quiet.
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Posted by ( voxpopuli ) on February 19, 2008 at 5:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
trevena. he just wants HIS doctor to say looookk no damage. BUT I know you KNOW this. IT's not the damage, it's the humanity and the wreckage they are causing.
I KNOW you know this so WHO'S SIDE are you on??
GEE's??
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Posted by ( RKTJ ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:06 p.m.
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Posted by ( skeeter ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't care how many times TBO deletes this, I hope he sues her personally and squeezes her for every penny.
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Posted by ( Aristocles ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Best wishes for a large settlement...
whiterevolution com
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Posted by ( skeeter ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Again: he was stuck in jail 5 days on a traffic bid and had to pay 2000 to get out, she shows up with 3500 and walks right out in an hour or two. Not right! And she should have been FIRED not allowed to "resign"!
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Posted by ( chuckhill ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:43 p.m.
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Posted by ( sweede ) on February 19, 2008 at 6:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Could it be that he doesn't want the other side of the story to be aired in court? The Radio stations that are giving him a weekend getaways and all the exposure he is getting. If it's not about the money then he would have no problem donating to oh say a rehab facility for wheelchair patients or a children's hospital. You don't fly to NYC the day it airs unless you instantly want public sympathy. Do the talk shows after it is settled. His original charge was fleeing,that's what the warrant was for. Seems to me this oustanding individual would have would have taken care of this way before it reached warrant status. What legal work has Trevena so far to deserve anything other than free publicity?
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Posted by ( chuckhill ) on February 19, 2008 at 7:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Sweede,
Well said observations. A fat contribution to wheelchair patients or a childrens hospital would be a nice touch. I would very much like to hear the other side of the story and not just the uproar from what happened. Fleeing the police is dangerous to all of us out on the road.
A tumble out of a wheelchair is not a small thing for a quad, but hundreds of thousands of dollars? Like another poster said, what if it turns out he was not injured? He was the root cause of everything that happened to him.
If Trevena can get paid quick he can be out there on the prowl for another client.
Someone else noted that not everything that happens to you in life is compensable.
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Posted by ( DennyPCrane ) on February 19, 2008 at 7:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Of course he doesn't want to sue the dept. Because he would get nothing. He suffered nothing so should not be entitled to nothing. He is looking to take money out of the taxpayer's pockets. He is entitled to nothing. He is a criminal. Did he suffer a miscarraiage of justice? Yes. But he had no injuries and is nothing but a criminal looking to take money out of our pockets. He is scum and should be treated as such.
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Posted by ( cruzinwmb ) on February 19, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
hmmmm,i would put a 4wd on that wheel chair,lol
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Posted by ( shadow8888 ) on February 19, 2008 at 7:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
RACIST?
Wasn't it a black woman beating down the white man?
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Posted by ( LarryLanberg ) on February 19, 2008 at 7:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Rather than cheer Sterner's (pending?) money reward, we should be looking for something else. In a legal settlement the sherrif's dept pays, smiles, and gets back to business as usual. (I've seen it happen too many times).
The most effective solution is to fire all 4 deputies involved and also press full criminal charges against every single one of them. That's the only thing that wll actually resonate with these heathens. The money penalty is something they'll just pay & laugh-off.
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Posted by ( 4223 ) on February 19, 2008 at 8:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey "Suiciderisk" It aint the rascist pigs as you out it thats gonna pay. It is you and I as tax payers that will foot the bill you idiot.
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Posted by ( dobefan ) on February 19, 2008 at 9:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
What damages?
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Posted by ( RedRose111 ) on February 19, 2008 at 9:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I just looked up Charlette Marshall-Jones in the Arrest Inquiry for the HCSO & it comes back "No bookings exist for Name, Race, Sex and Date of Birth entered". Is Hillsborough County suppressing her info? That's not right!
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 19, 2008 at 10:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
SuicideRisk - Perhaps you should take the time to actually read the law before you make uninformed comments. If the deputy is convicted, yes she can be ordered to pay restitution. However, restitution in a criminal case is limited. She cannot be ordered to reimburse the county or HCSO because they are not the "victim" of the case. See F.S. 775.089
Oh yeah, and DennyPCrane has it exactly right. Trevena will never file suit against HCSO because he has no case. His client has no damages. There is an old saying in law school. "If you have the facts on your side, you pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, you pound the law. If you have neither, you pound the table." Or in this case, you go on the TV circuit and make a ridiculous claim that your clients damages are "clearly" more than $100k. Really, I'd like to see that accounting.
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 19, 2008 at 10:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Not according to the law. But don't let that stop your baseless rants.
Even if Ms. Marshall is convicted. She is never going to do any time. Any restitution would be minimal and her pension is protected from a civil judgement.
I feel bad for Mr. Sterner but, come on, it's not like he was beaten or shot or even tased. Also lets not forget where this took place, jail, where he was being lawfully held pursuant to a warrant signed by a judge. But, hey let's just give him $100k.
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Posted by ( dobefan ) on February 19, 2008 at 10:54 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Too much anger here!
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 19, 2008 at 11:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Unfortunately for you I'm as real as it gets and have been for quite some time. Maybe if you listen you might actually learn how the system really works.
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Posted by ( plexibabe ) on February 19, 2008 at 11:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
If Gee wants to negotiate a settlement then he must believe that he would lose even more money if taken to court. And yes of course, we the taxpayers end up paying for it.Suiciderisk is right its our fault for electing the sheriff who keeps these morons employed as deputies. If we re-elect him and he does not clean house we will be the real morons. Don't blame Sterner. The fact that this took place in jail or that he was under arrest makes no difference. He has a right to expect that he not be abused in jail, just as we have a right to expect that those that work for us the taxpayers do not behave like animals.
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Posted by ( commonsense7 ) on February 19, 2008 at 11:47 p.m.
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Posted by ( cyberpimp11 ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey morons, that money comes out of your pockets. The tax payer pays for the $100k settlement if the sheriff loses or settles. once again most people on here are idiots.
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I dont see anywhere in the article where Gee wants to settle. It's the attorney for Mr. Sterner. who wants to have a discussion.
I don't blame Mr. Sterner for what happened to him but the fact is, when you are in custody, you do lose some of your rights. Out on the street, people cannot touch you without permission (battery), detain you without permission (false imprisonment), move you and put you in a cell (kidnapping). However, in the jail setting, those things are not only expected but necessary. It dosen't mean you can be abused, beaten, tortured, etc. but, other than being dumped from his chair, what did the jail or jail staff do to abuse him?
Don't take that the wrong way, what the jailer did was wrong and she should have lost her job. However, he wasn't on the ground long, was not injured and was taken to the hospital to be checked out. I could see the sheriff needing to settle a potential lawsuit if he had been beaten, tased, kicked, dragged to a cell without his chair, etc. But this is nothing more than a sympathetic person looking for a payday.
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Posted by ( bdog ) on February 20, 2008 at 2:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
As a supervisor I can tell you, If you want to get someones attention, hit them in there wallet ! If you do not want your tax dollars paying for Gees' deputies stupid bs, DO some thing about it ! And if any of you are so dillusional as to think this is an isolated incident, all I can say is keep living in your little dream world. SUICIDERISK.. RIGHT ON !
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Posted by ( bdog ) on February 20, 2008 at 2:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey suicide. Did you know that if you snatch soomebody out of a chair by their hair and throw them on the ground and they grab your leg you can beet the hell out of them and send them to the hospital ? I'm sorry. Maybe that does not apply to civilian scum.
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Posted by ( bdog ) on February 20, 2008 at 2:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
One more thing. Why should sheriff Gee have to eat crow ? Leave polk county out of this.
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Posted by ( aneye4beauty ) on February 20, 2008 at 6:12 a.m.
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Posted by ( skeeter ) on February 20, 2008 at 7:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Attacking the victim - so typical.
Let's ask David Gee if he wants a jury to watch that video 100 times. I bet not.
Even sadder than a disabled man being abused in the jail are all the people here who say he's a "criminal" therefore had it coming. What I'm seeing here is the argument that a traffic issue is more serious than battery on a helpless cripple.
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Posted by ( jjrydr ) on February 20, 2008 at 8:06 a.m.
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 20, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The purpose of a civil suit is to make you whole and to punish the wrongdoer. In order for someone to be made whole, there has to be an INJURY. In this case there dosen't appear to be any injuries (physical or mental) so there are no compensatory damages.
For punative damages, you have to look to see if the Sheriff had any knowledge that this sort of thing was likly to happen. If he did and did nothing about it, then the sky's the limit. If he didn't and once he found out about the incident he took appropriate corrective measures, punative damages are going to be severly limited. As for pre-knowledge, I'm not talking about the "you are living in a fantasy world if you think this is an isolated incident" folks. I'm talking about real proof. At least so, far there are corrective measures taking place, whether they are enough, who knows, it's really too early to tell.
As for attacking the victim, that cannot be helped because it took place in the jail. Mr. Sterner wasn't there voluntarily. No, he didn't have it coming but, when you end up in jail regardless of the reason, you are going to have to endure things that you would not were you not in custody.
It's interesting to note that some of the posters have no problem saying "innocent until proven guilty" when referring to Mr. Sterner but, fail to use that same arguement for Ms. Marshall. Notwithstanding that "presumed innocent" is the whole term and it dosen't really apply to the Sheriff and or Jail. It's for criminal court proceedings only.
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Posted by ( 6ftunder ) on February 20, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's true, this was a disgrace and he deserves something but not a windfall. I agree with that. In fact, most people who sue for millions, if not all, positively do not deserve that much in compensation. People overdo it.
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Posted by ( Jazz ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
A settlement would probably be in the best interest of the Sheriff's Dept. A jury is going to give him a HUGE settlement.
In regards to the woman who is suing the Sheriff's Dept. I have also seen that video many times as it is aired constantly. There is absolutely NO excuse for the deputy jerking a person by the shirt or 'accidentaly' by the hair to the floor and beating them senseless. I would be scared to death if something happened and I had to be booked at the Hillsborough County Jail. Those deputy's obviously have a prediliction to violence.
What is going on in the Sheriff's Dept that has the deputy's so filled with rage that they are abusing people?
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Posted by ( dobefan ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:01 a.m.
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Posted by ( denmar ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Maybe Ms. Marshall-Jones PLANNED this whole thing so she could quit & collect her pension early. And make us taxpayers pay for the show, hmmmm?
I wonder if we'll ever hear her side.
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Posted by ( todu385 ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:08 a.m.
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Posted by ( denmar ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dobefan, don't take things personally on here. These people don't know you. People who make rude comments always think everyone else is the idiot and they are the genius. It's easy to insult someone behind a computer screen but wouldn't have the guts to do it in person. And as you can tell, their grammar is limited to only nasty words.
Just smile, have pity on them and move on.
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Posted by ( anymouse ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:28 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
charlette you got some splaining to do!
would you like a condom with your lunch?
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Posted by ( dobefan ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:34 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
denmar...you are absolutely right. I am a much better person than they are. I do pity them in that they are so close minded. Never have I seen so much hatred and racism as I have on this site. Sometimes I wonder why TBO lets this type of behavior go on in here. The negative comments and behavior on here are the reasons there will never be peace in the world. I am sure everyone on this forum would codemn terrorism. However, it seems that many of those same people are literary terrorists in the sense that all they want to do is attack innocent people with explosive and hurtful comments. Remember that once something is said, it can never be taken back. Also, remember the Golden Rule. If you don't know what the Golden Rule is, that could be the problem.
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Posted by ( r38687l2s2 ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Does anybody have any idea what happens within the Department Of Corrections? Can anyone share similar experiences as we have seen in the booking process? BaronLaCroix are you an attorney. If so I am seeking Legal advice/representation for my experiences with the D.O.C.
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Posted by ( RRR ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
And the list of posters here who wish they were in that wheelchair to see the $$$$ goes on and on.
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Posted by ( jjrydr ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Probably should have posted this under the article for the new female "victim" at the jail, but since it was brought up here, I can't help myself.
All I'm going to say is wait until this video is ACCURATELY presented. What we've all been allowed to view, by the media, is a video probably at 15ft/sec...which is why it's so herky-jerky, and not true video. When this video is slowed down to frame-by-frame, it is CLEARLY obvious the detention guard FIRST attempted to gain control with an arm grab, and only after being resisted did she then do the takedown.
Flame me if you wish, but it will eventually come out. The media doesn't want to present THAT side of it though becuase it's not inflamatory, it doesn't increase viewership...and, hence, weakens their cashflow. Yes, just like the tweeker trying to get her payday, the media's a bunch of dolla-hoes too.
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Posted by ( r38687l2s2 ) on February 20, 2008 at 9:56 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am not looking for any $$$$$ I am trying to identify a faster resolution to my problem for which I am paying dearly. Obstruction of justice and Drug Paraphernalia, Does that constitute constant job loss due to D.O.C. continueously monitoring your employeer?Foreclosure and Bankruptcy? Due to this job hopping? I am not looking fo an easy way out, Just some legal navigation!
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Posted by ( joeyg ) on February 20, 2008 at 10:36 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
CHUCK HILL is dead on, I think LaCroix too from the little I read.
I do think this is all blown out of proportion.
The L.E.O. that dumped the man from the chair should have been fired IMMEDIATELY after her boss saw the video. But what if he called her the N WORD? Then were her actions justified?
There is definitely a double standard when it comes to RACE issues. The tables have definitely turned in favor of blacks. Like many of you have said, if it was a white person dumping a black person, this whole situation would be COMPLETELY different.
Either way, these losers that were sent to jail will end up getting checks that US taxpayers have to eat.
I DO NOT agree with SUICIDERISKS comment about the sheriff. The sheriff is in NO WAY responsible for the actions of the deputy unless he knew they would happen before hand, or if that deputy had done things like this in the past and he took no actions.
Use some common sense people.
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Posted by ( DarthRandall ) on February 20, 2008 at 11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
joeyg - You're an idiot.... "The sheriff is in NO WAY responsible for the actions of the deputy...." If he's not, then who do you suppose is? Could you make any more of an idiotic statement? Common sense? Try practicing what you preach, numbnuts.....
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Posted by ( killbill ) on February 20, 2008 at 11:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
bdog, I would love a "beet down". I especially like my "beet down" with a nice arugula salad, cucumbers and some balsamic dressing. Polk county? Really? I never would've guessed.
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Posted by ( trkaelin ) on February 20, 2008 at 11:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Cha ching!! Trevena's gonna get paid! (Oh, and I guess Brian will get some too)
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Posted by ( BaronLaCroix ) on February 20, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
r3868712s2 - it sounds like you are on probation and are having problems with DOC doing employment checks. As long as you have been in compliance with your probation, most judges will allow you to modify the probation order to allow you to prove your employment to DOC by submitting a copy of your paycheck. You do have to file a motion, prepare an order, and notice all the parties and then go and argue the motion in front of the Judge. It's not impossible but it does take some work.
As long as DOC is following the probation order they can check with your employer everyday.
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Posted by ( likes2mtnbike ) on February 20, 2008 at 11:52 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'll bet none of you even KNOW David Gee. It might surprise you to know that he's a GOOD MAN. He will do the right thing.
And what the hell does outing the deputy have to do with anything?
Intolerant morons.
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Posted by ( MarleneThompson50 ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Tell it to Jesse Jackson when he gets there.
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Posted by ( savagenation ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The two should square off in a cage match!!!! I wanna see another wheelchair dump!!
>:-)
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Posted by ( tropicalchris ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:37 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
suicide risk sounds really angry, you really sound like you hate lawenforcement. Your a frustrated person. How's your family life There is no peace in a person who hates as much as that. Sure the woman was wrong what she did and the crippled guy was wronged. No arguement there. Things will work out in the end. We don't have to be hostile about it. That goes with every hostile comment. It will work it's self out in the end. Not one person can do a thing about it or change it.
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Posted by ( tropicalchris ) on February 20, 2008 at 12:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
by the way I had a sneeky suspicion that Marshall Jones was gay. Was I right???
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Posted by ( jjrydr ) on February 20, 2008 at 1:08 p.m.
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Posted by ( r38687l2s2 ) on February 20, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
LaCroix, Thank you very much for that piece of information.
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Posted by ( jagaka2 ) on February 20, 2008 at 2:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"Gee, Trevena said, has been contrite since video of the wheelchair incident surfaced last week." Definition of contrite: 1. grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming. Yea, that about sums up David Gee, especially the "shortcoming" part.
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Posted by ( NOTAFAN ) on February 20, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thankful this didn't happen in Polk County.
They would have let him escape so they could hunt him down & put over 100 bullets in him (as he tried to surrender from under a log)..............
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Posted by ( deerslayer ) on February 20, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Posted by ( crowbarlip ) on February 19, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
David Gee will smile and settle and stinky, whacky quad boy and his lawyer will take it because if he litigated all would find out what a POS racist he is. No excuse for dumping the meatbag though. Too bad she lost her cool and ruined her career over him.
i couldn't agree more the pos is going to be a rich pos now , oh well he'll probably be broke in a year from crack or something.
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Posted by ( voxpopuli ) on February 20, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
POS racist gee is??
That's what I thought.
All your NEOCONS are hunters.
I've noticed that.
LOL.
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Posted by ( jagaka2 ) on February 20, 2008 at 4:34 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
likes2mtnbike says "I'll bet none of you even KNOW David Gee. It might surprise you to know that he's a GOOD MAN. He will do the right thing.
And what the hell does outing the deputy have to do with anything?" Response: HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT GOES ON IN THE AGENCY. HE GETS PAID BIG BUCKS TO DO THAT. This isn't a freakin popularity contest. No one would listen about abuses by LEOs in the jail till now.
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Posted by ( yourstruly08 ) on February 20, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
SuicideRisk sounds more than angry. He sounds like he might be building bombs in his basement, or stock piling weapons. Bleeping weirdo. The tone of his comments reminds me of the type of rhetoric that the Muslim extremists spew. Kill the abusers in the name of truth and justice, that's their main thing and it seems to be his as well. He may blow something up. He sounds like more of a murder risk than a suicide risk. Someone from the Sheriff's Department should go beat the hell out of him. Off camera, of course!
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Posted by ( dobefan ) on February 20, 2008 at 5:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
yourstruly08...you must be reading my mind. :)
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Posted by ( bahamabreeze ) on February 20, 2008 at 6:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
So he's not going to be Hillsborough county's newest millionaire afterall.
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Posted by ( ozzythewarrior ) on February 20, 2008 at 11:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
In all fairness to Gee, I'm sure that the jail is like any other place of business.Big Boss is coming over to visit so everyone "tidy up" the place and he does not see a true picture of whats going on. I ask you then, were is the problem? IF she is found guilty of commiting a crime here in court and if none of those supervisors that were present that day did not even took her to the side and said "we need to talk" then I ASK YOU were is the problem?
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