Shameful: Police Beating Settlement Gives $459,000 to Attorneys, And $1,000 to Victim

Anthony Warren

*Double jeopardy had already been served to Anthony Warren, who is now serving time in prison. While leading Birmingham police officers on a high speed chase his car had flipped over and he was rendered unconscious. Once they caught him, they beat his a**
But that’s not all.

He sued and the city of Birmingham settled the lawsuit for $460,000. That’s a lot of money they’ll have to pay for the shameful act of beating an already unconscious man.
Too bad the victim will only see $1,000 of it.

According to AL.com, Warren’s legal team will be $459,000 richer while the victim will only get $1,000.

A video of Warren being kicked and punched even as he lay on the ground unconscious after leading police on a high speed chase in 2008 made national headlines. Warren had attempted to escape narcotics officers, but eventually ran into a bus and a squad car where his car flipped over and police caught him .  READ MORE