Philly man gets $25k from city over gun stops

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Philly man gets $25k from city over gun stops

Posted: Mar 08, 2012 11:44 AM EST Updated: Mar 08, 2012 4:52 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A gun-rights advocate stopped by police for openly carrying a weapon has settled his lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia for $25,000.
Mark Fiorino's lawyer says the suit wasn't about money, but about retraining police.
The 25-year-old IT worker from Lansdale says he has been stopped three times for wearing a holstered gun on his hip. It's legal in Pennsylvania if someone has a permit.
Fiorino recorded one profane police encounter and posted it online.
His lawsuit alleges "vindictive prosecution."
Fiorino told The Associated Press last month that he carries a gun because "bad things happen to good people."
Lawyer Benjamin Picker says Fiorino accepted the city's offer Thursday because the city has retrained officers.
A city spokesman says the city admits no wrongdoing and is not revising its policies.
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[iOWNme]

A city spokesman says the city admits no wrongdoing and is not revising its policies.


Sue the city = get money AND FIX NOTHING making it a certainity that this officer will continue his unethical, unlawful, unconstitutional tyranny.

Sue the Cop PERSONALLY = FIX THE PROBLEM, as this officer will think twice next time he thinks he is GOD.

Do you know what would happen if you got sued for say assault and you were convicted civilly, and you blatantly told the Judge and the defendant that you are not going to stop assaulting him? Thats what i fucking thought.....

[D sciple]

If dudes last name was Jacobson, no way he wins.

[Twisted Titan]

Penn is going to quitely change its law so innocent people will get screwed on open carry

[osoab]

Sue the city = get money AND FIX NOTHING making it a certainity that this officer will continue his unethical, unlawful, unconstitutional tyranny.

Sue the Cop PERSONALLY = FIX THE PROBLEM, as this officer will think twice next time he thinks he is GOD.

Do you know what would happen if you got sued for say assault and you were convicted civilly, and you blatantly told the Judge and the defendant that you are not going to stop assaulting him? Thats what i fucking thought.....

Everyone in Philly gets to pay for the whole thing. But it's all good, all of our uncivil servants got paid. <sarcasm>