{"id":3115,"date":"2012-08-31T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/?page_id=3115"},"modified":"2020-10-15T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T18:23:36","slug":"false-arrestimprisonment-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/recent-court-cases\/false-arrestimprisonment-park\/","title":{"rendered":"False Arrest + Imprisonment – Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

YES, you can sue and win as demonstrated by this case. <\/strong>A North Vancouver man sues and wins for false arrest and false imprisonment. He handled the case himself and won damages valued at about $1.00 per second for the time under arrest<\/strong> (4 hrs in jail = 14,400 seconds – awarded $15,000).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Park v. Solicitor General
\n2012 BCPC 0138
\nDate: 20120510 +\u00a0Date: 20120323
\nFile No: 07-18599
\nRegistry: North Vancouver<\/p>\n

There are two transcripts for\u00a0Park v A.G.<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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  1. the reasons for judgement for the trial<\/strong> covering the whole story, facts and legal arguments, where the judge finds for the applicant (private citizen) against the\u00a0defendant\u00a0(Solicitor General) that there was a false\/wrongful arrest therefore unlawful\/false imprisonment.<\/li>\n
  2. the reasons for judgement for the\u00a0sentencing\/assessment of damages in the amount of $15,000\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. the officer was found guilty of being “negligent, but that she did not abuse her authority, she was not grossly negligent, and she did not act maliciously or for any improper motive.\u00a0 I characterized her actions as inattentiveness to rights, lack of care about her grounds for arrest, about the authority under which she attended the hospital, and about the manner in which she treated Mr. Park after his arrest, including keeping him for more than four hours completely unnecessarily. “<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. award of \u00a0$15,000 for the events including four hours in jail awarded as “general damages” plus court costs against the Solicitor General.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Newspaper Article – PDF<\/strong><\/p>\n

    North Vancouver Man Awarded 15,000 for Wrongful Arrest By RCMP<\/a><\/p>\n

    Trial Reasons for Judgement <\/strong>–\u00a0http:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/fr4vc<\/a><\/p>\n

    Wrongful Arrest-Park v .A.G., Trial Reasons for Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n

    Assessment of Damages Reasons for Judgement –\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/frfkh<\/a><\/p>\n

    Park Wrongful Arrest -Assessment Reasons For Judgement -2012bcpc138<\/a><\/p>\n

    You<\/strong><\/em> have to make your<\/strong><\/em> claim of harm and present your case in order to win. There are rules and processes to follow with evidence to gather which anyone can learn to do.<\/h3>\n

    We explore the yes you can, why you should and here’s how in Hope For Justice: In Action – Your Complaint IS Their Restraint<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

    Complaints On Police Officers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n