Judge upholds $8.25M verdict awarded to a Black family unlawfully detained outside a Castro Valley Starbucks while also denying a pair of Alameda County sheriff's deputies the right to a new trial.
Judge also rips into county attorney.
@ljfernandez
We should approach policing the way some are now approaching fossil fuels. Whenever possible, we should
#reduceandreplace
policing with healthier alternatives. We need less policing and more public safety. They are not the same thing.
@ljfernandez
-This is an example in my opinion where we see public establishments (in this case the courts) uphold there responsibilities to protect and ensure the natural rights of the public, serving the public interest as a safeguard preventing the deprivation of natural liberties.