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Can you sue a police officer if you were punched in the face for being drunk?

  • Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:24 am

I am 19 years old. I was drinking in a hotel room with my fiance who is almost 24 and provided alcoholic bevarages for me. The cops came in, and I was absolutely intoxicated. My fiace was arrested and put in jail (Which I later bailed out) and I was sent home.
One of the police officers was being absolutely rude to me, and me in my drunkness I might have said something to upset him.
I am 5’0 and my fiance, my parents & I believe he punched me in the face.

I honestly remember him being rude, mean, and physical with me. At no point did I hit him. I did NOT touch him. I only perhaps insulted him, which I have no recollection of doing so. He is the kind of cop that I fear if I were to have a daughter would hit her, or my son, that if my old grandfather would do something wrong he would beat him. This is the kind of cop that I fear.

I believe in my heart that he might have punched me. He is the kind of cop who cannot deal with a drunk 19 yr old 5’0 girl. He was so angry, and lost his patience with me, and I believe he punched me in the face…I have a big busted lip on one side, and it’s red near my jaw.

Can I say in court “I am not making an accusation, but I am pointing out that I believe the Officer ______ punched me in the face and busted my lip open. The reason why I believe this is because I recollect him being rude, lossing his patience, and insulting me, and getting physical with me, when I had not even put a finger on him?”

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