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09-25-2014, 10:06 AM
Civil rights activists plan to launch a new campaign Thursday for the criminal prosecution of a California Highway Patrol officer caught on video repeatedly punching a woman on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles, saying the officer's resignation and a $1.5-million settlement do not go far enough.
The CHP announced Wednesday that Officer Daniel Andrew was stepping down and that the agency had agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by the woman, Marlene Pinnock, 51.
The settlement will establish a special-needs trust for Pinnock to "provide a mechanism for her long-term care," according to a statement released by CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow.
Attorneys for Pinnock and Andrew could not be reached for comment late Wednesday, but the CHP announcement did little to quell civil rights activists, who have called the incident a horrifying case of excessive force.
"Our call has always been for L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey to prosecute Andrew for beating Pinnock," Project Islamic Hope Director Najee Ali said in a statement. “The settlement with her changes nothing. If anything it makes a prosecution more urgent now than ever."
He and other civil rights activists plan to announce their new campaign to have Andrew prosecuted at a news conference Thursday at the site of the beating, which occurred at the 10 Freeway near LaBrea and Adams boulevards.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-chp-settles-woman-punched-by-officer-activists-want-charges-20140925-story.html
The CHP announced Wednesday that Officer Daniel Andrew was stepping down and that the agency had agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by the woman, Marlene Pinnock, 51.
The settlement will establish a special-needs trust for Pinnock to "provide a mechanism for her long-term care," according to a statement released by CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow.
Attorneys for Pinnock and Andrew could not be reached for comment late Wednesday, but the CHP announcement did little to quell civil rights activists, who have called the incident a horrifying case of excessive force.
"Our call has always been for L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey to prosecute Andrew for beating Pinnock," Project Islamic Hope Director Najee Ali said in a statement. “The settlement with her changes nothing. If anything it makes a prosecution more urgent now than ever."
He and other civil rights activists plan to announce their new campaign to have Andrew prosecuted at a news conference Thursday at the site of the beating, which occurred at the 10 Freeway near LaBrea and Adams boulevards.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-chp-settles-woman-punched-by-officer-activists-want-charges-20140925-story.html