VICTORY: Today in a huge win at the WA Supreme Court for police accountability, the Court held that the “duty of reasonable care applies with full force to police executing a search warrant.” (Mancini v. Tacoma)
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On Jan 5, 2011,
#TacomaPD took a woman’s door down with a battering ram, pointed guns at her, and dragged her out of her home barefoot and in her bedclothes and handcuffs. The police had the wrong house. She sued. Opinion: https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/975833.pdf …Show this thread
We filed a brief supporting her claim that police owe a duty of reasonable care when carrying out their official duties. The WA Supreme Court agreed.
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Justice and police accountability shouldn’t take ten years of litigation and a WA Supreme Court decision. The Legislature must take strong action now to clarify and strengthen the law. Support HB 1310, HB 1202, and SB 5134.
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Take action to support these bills and support the lawmakers making this happen:https://www.aclu-wa.org/pages/legislative-center-2021 …
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