via: thenewspaper.com
excerpt:Calvin Dale Miller v. Village of Hornbeck (Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, State of Louisiana, 5/11/2011) Shannon J. Gremillion, Judge
Police in Louisiana slammed a 67-year-old man into the ground, arresting him over a questionable traffic violation.
The state court of appeals ruled May 11 that Calvin D. Miller's injuries were only worth $25,000 in compensation.
Miller had been driving his big rig logging truck home to Florien on US Highway 171 at 5:30pm on July 13, 2007.
As he passed through the Village of Hornbeck, Officers Kenneth Hatchett, Jr., and Andy Mitchell, 19, pulled him over because he began speeding up "about 100 feet" before the limit changed from 45 to 55 MPH.
Having driven the road for the past forty-seven years, Miller was quite familiar with the speed limit. He insisted he was not speeding.
"I can see right now you're going to need an attitude adjustment," Officer Hatchett said to the five foot, six inch tall elderly man. ~ read more
