“Cooking Soup Nearly Ended Me In Jail,” 86-Year-Old Man Says

[MrScorpio]

John Antoine, 86, files a lawsuit against the city police for a wrongful arrest.
Mar. 11,2016

86-year-old John Antoine, who resides in Brooklyn, says police invaded in his home and zapped him with a Taser while he was in his kitchen cooking his meal.

On October 14, Antoine was in the kitchen with a knife in his hands as he was in the process of cooking, when police budged into his apartment. According to the police, the chase was on a 23-year-old boyfriend of Antoine’s granddaughter who was mentally disturbed.

The police, sighting the man with knife, without order or questioning tasered him and arrested because he was a threat since there was a knife in his hands. This is the dubious excuse of the police for doing what they did.

John Antoine has been acquitted of charges and a sum of $5M dollars is expected to compensate him for an unlawful arrested and misconduct by the police force.

https://blackmattersus.com/4568-cooking-soup-nearly-ended-me-in-jail-86-year-old-man-says/

[SamKnause]

1. I am ashamed of this country.

[PoliticAverse]

2. I'm glad he's not dead and hope he gets a good settlement. And "budged into" ?

An article from Jan on the incident: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exclusive-nypd-accused-firing-taser-wrong-man-article-1.2508063

[MrScorpio]

6. "Budged," as meaning the cops quietly entered through the open door the apartment

At least that's how I read it.

[trof]

19. Bad writing. Bet they meant 'barged'.

[Hekate]

3. Good gods what is wrong with these people?!

Cops like that are a shame and a disgrace to the whole country.

[mountain grammy]

4. Well, he did have a granddaughter who had a boyfriend

and something about mentally ill and then being at home preparing supper with a knife.

Any cop involved should be fired, immediately, then charged appropriately.

[rock]

5. This has the earmarks of

these police being bullies and of course cowards.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

10. Enjoy your stay!

[rock]

11. Yeah, I've seen some videos of Blacks attacking the cops

Hitting them in the fist with their face, Kicking them in the foot with their groin, and especially bleeding all over them. Wait! This could be !

[MrScorpio]

15. Three posts before removal...

We can do better.

[Warren DeMontague]

20. I heartly encourage all long time DU members to do a turn on MIRT

I think youd enjoy it.

[MrScorpio]

12. Now that you're with us here, perhaps you can clear something up...

What DO cop badges smell like and do they smell better than cop asses?

[Warren DeMontague]

14. you mean like the ones who protected us from Baby Bou-Bou?

YAY DRUG WAR!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-toddler-injured-swat-grenade-faces-1m-medical/story?id=27671521

[Dr. Strange]

17. God, that whole fuck-up was such bullshit.

[Rex]

7. Another lucky member of the Police Brutality Lottery!

I say lucky, because he is still breathing AND got a cash settlement! Odds of winning (not getting killed) are 1 in 100000000.

[Warpy]

8. Well, Mr. Antoine, while I hope the settlement at least buys you a better place with better locks

I would also hope the cops start getting a little training on when a knife constitutes a threat and when it does not, not to mention a little training that makes them act a lot less like an occupying army.

I'd also like to take their tasers away from them until they get it through those thick skulls that tasers are not sedatives.

[TacoD]

16. He's lucky.

I wonder if the cop was reaching for his gun and grabbed his Taser by mistake.

[Nye Bevan]

18. Come on people. HE HAD A KNIFE!