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In his complaint, Counter alleged that the police officers performed an unlawful search and seizure by arresting him without probable cause. He said that they refused to state the charges against him at the time of his arrest and laughed when he asked why he was being arrested.
Since the defendants are being sued in their official capacities as Cambridge city officials, Counter has effectively brought a lawsuit against the city, the motion argued. But a municipality bears no liability for “intentional torts” committed by its employees, and additionally, Counter does not show...
“We filed this suit because we believe that I, like many other persons of minority background, are victims of police abuse of power and discretion against minorities,” he said.
But the statute of limitations for the case was approaching, he said, and he and his attorneys decided to file the suit to make a public statement against discrimination.
But Brown took center stage in his recent race for the Senate seat against Democrat and Mass. Attorney General Martha M. Coakley. As the race grew heated, Wagley said that she felt the need to take action and make a difference in the election.