Proposed settlement in the death of Philip Coleman is the latest example of wrongdoing by officers resulting in a settlement with a victim or their familyChicago would pay $4.9m under a proposed settlement of a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died in police custody after a videotaped incident in which officers subdued him with a stun gun and dragged him from his jail cell, a city official said Monday.
Alderman Roderick Sawyer said mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office is recommending that city council members approve the settlement for Philip Coleman’s family and has been briefing them on the deal.
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Source: theguardian.com