  Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 2251 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.251.27.41 |
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Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 2252 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.251.27.41 |
Jury awards $200,000 in suit over probe of stripper's death Friday, October 21, 2005 BY BEN SCHMITT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER A jury awarded former Detroit Police Lt. Alvin Bowman $200,000 today in his claim that city officials orchestrated his transfer following his investigation into the death of a stripper rumored to have danced at a party at the mayoral Manoogian Mansion. The Wayne County Circuit Court jury of six women and four men ruled that Bowman's April 2004 transfer from the department's homicide section to the midnight shift at the 2nd (Schaefer) Precinct was an "adverse employment action." The trial lasted three weeks in front of Judge Michael Callahan. The jury found the city of Detroit liable for $200,000 damages. They also found no monetary damages against the other defendant, Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings. A teary eyed Bowman, who is 54, said he was pleased with the verdict but disappointed in the monetary damages. He had asked the jury for $1.8 million. "I think it sends a message overall to the ineptness in the executive leadership within the police department and it shows that citizens are concerned," Bowman. His attorney, Mike Stefani, said he was happy that jurors agreed that the city violated the Whistleblower Protection act. "They did find that he was discriminated against by the department," Stefani said. "The amount is less than perhaps we expected." Assistant City Attorney Valerie Colbert-Osamuede said she had a mixed reaction. She pointed out that an arbitrator recommended six months ago that the city settle for $350,000. Colbert-Osamuede maintained during trial that Bowman wasn't demoted and did not take a paycut or cut in benefits. "I really never saw the adverse employment action in this case," she said. "That's kind of difficult to understand and that's why I have a little bit of mixed emotions." As for the money damages, she said: "Well he asked for $1.8 million and got $200,000, so that's not bad. I'm pleased with that and pleased that there was no monetary judgment against the chief." Bowman, a 31-year veteran, claimed he was wrongly reassigned in April 2004 because of his investigation into the death of Tamara Greene, 27, a stripper known as Strawberry. She was killed April 30, 2003, in a drive-by killing. Since her death rumors had persisted that she danced at a wild party at the east side mayoral mansion in the Fall of 2002, but those rumors were never substantiated. State Attorney General Mike Cox, whose office investigated the rumor, dismissed it as urban legend. http://www.freep.com/news/late stnews/pm6840_20051021.htm | ||
Ilovedetroit Member Username: Ilovedetroit Post Number: 1404 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 63.149.5.130 |
From the paper: State Attorney General Mike Cox, whose office investigated the rumor, dismissed it as urban legend. HMMMMMMMMMMMMM and the papers have been blowing it up for WEEKS about the Manoog party. Come on if anything happened I think Mike Cox (Mr Republican) would have gone after KK. | ||
Jmil Member Username: Jmil Post Number: 1534 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 68.73.55.127 |
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Ilovedetroit Member Username: Ilovedetroit Post Number: 1420 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 63.149.5.130 |
Jmil - You are not that dumb. You did like McPhail you are just misguided by Freman and his kool-aid! | ||
Jmil Member Username: Jmil Post Number: 1535 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 68.73.55.127 |
Liked that one didn't ya. Go ahead admit it, it won't hurt. | ||
Ilovedetroit Member Username: Ilovedetroit Post Number: 1421 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 63.149.5.130 |
Yeah it is funny. I do have a sense of humor...actually that is why I post on here it is fun to see get people all riled up! | ||
Brian Member Username: Brian Post Number: 3178 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.37.83.248 |
Did Helmut and the media taint the jury pool? | ||
Jmil Member Username: Jmil Post Number: 1538 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 68.73.55.127 |
Damn Brian, now I am not sure why I missed you if that is the best you can do. To be honest we both know the rest of the folks on your side are pretty lame. I know your heart is not in it, but we still have 2 weeks to go. If you give up, the forum is going to be boring. | ||
Citygal Member Username: Citygal Post Number: 5 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 12.75.30.233 |
YOu should have seen him on the witness stand. What a whining pathetic wimp. It was so evident that he was just after money. Real tears from a man who claimed to be a tough homicide investigator. PLEEZ. Jurys are sooooo stupid and buy into that crap. | ||
Metrodetguy Member Username: Metrodetguy Post Number: 1984 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 207.200.116.134 |
Hi Karen (Citygal) Dumas!  | ||
Wcpo_intern Member Username: Wcpo_intern Post Number: 1825 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 65.31.69.174 |
"Did Helmut and the media taint the jury pool?" Well, you state that most "real Detroiters" don't know who Hendrix is so I doubt they have heard anything this Helmut guy has to say. Seeing how Detroit has such a high illiteracy rate, I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to find twelve jurors that haven't read the papers. | ||
Citygal Member Username: Citygal Post Number: 8 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 12.75.53.16 |
Sorry Metrodetguy, I'm not Karen. That's a nice compliment though since she is very pretty. I'm just a hard working lady tired of juries giving away undeserved awards not based upon evidence but stupidity. Bowman is retired with a full pension, and health benefits - just another greedy ass trying to punk the system for the all mighty $$. |
