by: Ramon Tomey
(Natural News) A resident of Farmington Hills, Michigan filed a federal lawsuit after he was arrested based on facial recognition technology. Attorneys representing Robert Williams filed the suit on April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The 75-page lawsuit seeks an undisclosed amount in damages for “the grave harm caused by the misuse of – and reliance upon – facial recognition technology.”
The lawsuit says Williams’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated. In addition, it said his arrest in January 2020 violated the Michigan Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race. Aside from the city of Detroit, Police Chief James Craig and detective Donald Bussa – both from the
Kwart was not participating in the Aug. 22, 2020, demonstration and was not aware that a protest was organized for that day in that area, the complaint alleges. Using a little flag attached to a long wire from his bike, he signaled to protesters that the apartment s vestibule was a safe space to recover from the onslaught of pepper spray and batons.
As he stood at the entryway, Kwart noticed two officers arresting a protester who had been pepper-sprayed and injured. Kwart approached and attempted to intervene, telling officers, Go easy, and Please relax. An officer then turned on Kwart and shoved him back with his riot shield.
Detroit police restrained man and beat him for 2 minutes after he tried to help protesters, lawsuit claims Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press
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DETROIT – A man trying to offer protesters shelter during an August demonstration was repeatedly hit by Detroit police officers until his shoulder was separated and he suffered a closed-head injury, a complaint filed Tuesday alleges.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Kevin Kwart, lists the city of Detroit, Detroit Police Sgt. Timothy Vernon, Officer Stephen Anouti and three unnamed officers as defendants. It seeks a minimum of $75,000 in damages in addition to attorney fees and other costs.
An Oakland County man was repeatedly hit by Detroit police officers while trying to offer protesters shelter during an August demonstration until his shoulder was separated and he suffered a closed-head injury, a complaint filed Tuesday alleges.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Kevin Kwart, lists the city of Detroit, Detroit Police Sgt. Timothy Vernon, Officer Stephen Anouti and three unnamed officers as defendants. It seeks a minimum of $75,000 in damages in addition to attorney fees and other costs.
A spokesman for Detroit police did not respond to a Free Press request for comment, but Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence Garcia gave a brief statement that said, We are aware of Mr. Kwart s complaints, and the DPD has an open investigation on the matter, and offered no further comment.
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