udonkey Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Former Bengals player sues Cincinnati NFL.com wire reports CINCINNATI (Sept. 1, 2006) -- Former Cincinnati defensive tackle Matthias Askew filed a $50 million lawsuit against the city, accusing police officers of excessive force when they used a stun gun to subdue him while making an arrest in July. The suit contends Askew was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. It asks that the police department's policy on the use of force be declared unconstitutional. The lawyer who filed the suit Aug. 31 in U.S. District Court is seeking class-action status to include others who have been shocked with Tasers. The 24-year-old player was acquitted last week on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, failure to comply with an officer's order and obstructing justice. Police arrested Askew on July 22 after a dispute broke out over his illegally parked car. The 6-foot-5, 302-pound lineman struggled with officers trying to handcuff him and broke away before being shocked, police said. Askew, a fourth-round draft choice in 2004 from Michigan State, has been hampered by injuries and was cut by the Bengals on Aug. 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Askew, a fourth-round draft choice in 2004 from Michigan State, has been hampered by injuries and was cut by the Bengals on Aug. 15. 758952[/snapback] Small clarification. Askew was injured prior to being tased, and was cut for his poor performance on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Sorry but he brought that upon himself. Let's assume he was injury free before that confrontation with police. Once he resisted arrest and tried to escape, everything else that happened to him (short of death or a hellish beating) was his own fault. The courts will see it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuckincincy Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Sorry but he brought that upon himself. Let's assume he was injury free before that confrontation with police. Once he resisted arrest and tried to escape, everything else that happened to him (short of death or a hellish beating) was his own fault. The courts will see it this way. 759104[/snapback] He never went to court - the charges were dropped. Askew was the B'gals 4a pick in 2004, and turned out to be a waste of a pick and never had a chance to make the cut down. His run-in with the police had nothing to do with his being axed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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