Jury Sides With Police In Tasing Case Of Maryville, Missouri, Teen With Autism

[Sherman A1]

The parents of a teenager with autism who was shot multiple times with a Taser after he stopped to tie his shoe on the lawn of a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper have lost their lawsuit against the city of Maryville, Missouri, and two police officers.

The parents had sued for wrongful detention and excessive use of force. On Thursday, after a two-day trial and about 10 hours of deliberation, a federal jury of four men and three women found in favor of the officers. The jury declined to speak afterward.

The lawsuit was filed more than two years ago by Ernest J. Kramer and Ellas I. Kramer, the parents and legal guardians of Christopher Kramer, who was 18 when the incident occurred. Their attorney, Arthur Benson, had asked the jury to award them $2 million.

Benson said he was considering filing a motion for a new trial. He declined to comment further on the verdict other than to say that the Kramers “were obviously disappointed.”

https://www.kcur.org/post/jury-sides-police-tasing-case-maryville-missouri-teen-autism

[Kurt V.]

1. tnx for posting. This needs exposure.

[liberal N proud]

2. I lived in Maryville for many years

Love that little town, but it is filled with a lot of rednecks.

I only wonder two things...
If you leave someone's property when the ask you if you need help, why was the law called? The patrolman should have dropped it right there.

Second, if an 18 year old is crying that they just want to go home, wouldn't you think there is something going and help them, not taste them?

Maryville is a college town and has it's share of public drunkenness, it is small enough that police should have had an idea of who this kid was.