San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis and the city of San Jose, have been slapped with a federal class action lawsuit which contends that thousands of people from minority communities have been falsely and unconstitutionally charged with public drunkenness.
The lawsuit filed by two men, seeks damages on behalf of all victims which could put a heavy cost on the city's aggressive drive to charge people who display public drunkenness.
The two men are from Santa Cruz County and were arrested on June 2008 in downtown San Jose. San Jose attorney Jeff Kallis has filed the lawsuit on behalf of the two men.
The lawsuit comes amidst a public upheaval after Mercury News reported that the department had arrested and charged more people for public drunkenness in the past few years than any other department in the state.
To read more about the case click here.
The lawsuit filed by two men, seeks damages on behalf of all victims which could put a heavy cost on the city's aggressive drive to charge people who display public drunkenness.
The two men are from Santa Cruz County and were arrested on June 2008 in downtown San Jose. San Jose attorney Jeff Kallis has filed the lawsuit on behalf of the two men.
The lawsuit comes amidst a public upheaval after Mercury News reported that the department had arrested and charged more people for public drunkenness in the past few years than any other department in the state.
To read more about the case click here.
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