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HA HA!! It's a shame the pos even got $1000.

 

BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) - An Alabama man who sued over being hit and kicked by police after leading them on a high-speed chase will get $1,000 in a settlement with the city of Birmingham, while his attorneys will take in $459,000, officials said Wednesday.

The incident gained public attention with the release of a 2008 video of police officers punching and kicking Anthony Warren as he lay on the ground after leading them on a roughly 20-minute high-speed chase.

          Warren is serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder stemming from his running over a police officer during the chase, in which he also hit a school bus and a patrol car before crashing and being ejected from his vehicle.

          Under the terms of the settlement of Warren's 2009 federal suit, in which he accused five Birmingham police officers of excessive force, his attorneys will receive $100,000 for expenses and $359,000 in fees, said Michael Choy, an attorney representing the officers on behalf of the city.

The agreement was reached last month and approved on Tuesday by the Birmingham City Council.

          The city settled to avoid further litigation and the risk of a higher payout, Choy said.

          Warren's attorneys, Wendy Brooks Crew, Alyson Hood Rains and Cameron Hogan, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

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That Shakespearian statement to which a couple of posters refer, is often misinterpreted by those who do not know its context:

 

<<<In reference to the review of ''Guilty Conscience,'' (May 20) Leah D. Frank is inaccurate when she states that when Shakespeare had one of his characters state ''Let's kill all the lawyers,'' it was the corrupt, unethical lawyers he was referring to. Shakespeare's exact line ''The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers,'' was stated by **** the Butcher in ''Henry VI,'' Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73. **** the Butcher was a follower of the rebel Jack Cade, who thought that if he disturbed law and order, he could become king. Shakespeare meant it as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society.>>>

 

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06...erpreted-599990.html

A revered Pope passes away and is met and escorted thru the Pearly Gates to  nice villa prepared for him. As they travel, the fisherman points out items of interest.  They pass a magnificent mansion. the Pope remarks, that must belong to the Lord, himself.  No, states  Peter.  Then, the Pope replies, surely it belongs to the Son, Moses or yourself.  No, Peter replies, it belongs to a lawyer.  After a time, the Pope, says, he has no wish to question the will of the Lord, but how does a lawyer  deserve such a magnificent place.  Peter replies,, perhaps, I should be more direct.  That mansion belongs to the lawyer.

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