Man falsely accused in Dodger Stadium beating sues LAPD

[The Northerner]

LAPD Chief Charlie BeckThe man who was falsely accused of beating up Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium last year said his arrest was the result of "reckless disregard" for the facts.

He has filed suit, seeking damages from Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and the Los Angeles Police Department for defamation.

Giovanni Ramirez contends that Beck's comments at a May 22, 2011, news conference did his reputation untold harm.

"With reckless disregard for the truth," the suit states, Beck called Ramirez the "primary aggressor" and "a thug," and when asked how sure he was that Ramirez was the culprit replied: "I wouldn't be standing here in front of you. I certainly wouldn't be booking him later on tonight."

When two other men were later arrested in connection with the attack on Stow, Beck would describe Ramirez's arrest as "regrettable."

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/man-falsely-accused-in-dodger-stadium-beating-sues-lapd.html


I wish the best for Giovanni Ramirez and hope that his lawsuit against the LAPD is successful.

I also hope that his lawsuit will encourage others to reserve their judgments before trials are held.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Although the police should never falsely accuse someone, and should never do so in public,

how sympathetic will a jury be with a felon, an ex-convict in possession of a gun in violation of his parole?

Though he was never charged, he was held on a parole violation for possession of a gun by a felon and sent back to prison for 10 months.