The one thing i don't like in articles like this is where they mention "officer arrested war veteran". For all we know, he was a cook or drove a truck, even if he was a special ops, how does that make him more/less entitled to the rights our Constitution enshrines?
If i was falsely imprisoned for criticizing an LEOs driving, what would the article read? "manager arrested for criticizing officer's driving"? a I guess it just sensationalizes the article and gets people more upset.
Wow, it's a good thing this bad apple is finally off the street. This guy has serious issues with three previous documented cases of violence against undeserving citizens. Ive seen some fights a long time ago in college but ive never seen someone with two broken vertebrae and a broken eye socket or another guy with broken bones! I cant imagine the violent beatings these individuals took for what were probably minor issues or questioning his authority.
"Previously, Corcoran was sued in U.S. District Court for allegedly entering a home on 1630 S. Taney Street without a warrant in Nov. 2008 and beating up a resident, leaving the man with two broken vertebrae, a broken nose and a broken eye socket.
Corcoran was sued in federal court for the Nov. 2009 beating of a South Philadelphia man who Corcoran and another officer "kicked, stomped, beat, punched and otherwise assaulted" leaving the man with broken bones and requiring stitched;
in May 2011, Corcoran allegedly arrested a man without probable cause at 21st and Latona Street and "violently man handled" the man.
oh wow, i kept reading and there were two MORE cases: 5 total previous instances of serious violence against people.
June 2009, Corcoran was accused of striking a Grays Ferry man in the face, causing a “blowout” fracture of the his orbital bone, then falsely accusing the man of assault and possessing a controlled substance.
In a second, unrelated suit, filed six months later, Corcoran was accused of beating a Willow Grove man and throwing him headfirst into a newspaper box during a disorderly conduct arrest.
In each case, the defendant was eventually cleared in court of criminal charges.
Both suits were settled for an undisclosed amount in 2010, before they went to trial.
i wonder how much money he cost the City in these lawsuits over his career and how many other instances he attacked someone or falsely arrested them?