Opinion: LAPD isn’t above the rule ‘You break it, you buy it’
We all assume the rule “you break it, you buy it” applies to everyone. But oftentimes, the government behaves like it does not apply to them. A new lawsuit filed by a North Hollywood businessman seeks to establish that rule applies to everyone, including law enforcement.
On Wednesday, NoHo Printing and Graphics owner Carlos Pena teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file aagainst the city of Los Angeles seeking compensation after a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team destroyed his business in August 2022. Carlos has owned and operated his screen-printing business for 31 years, printing shirts, hats, banners and signs for people and organizations throughout the Los Angeles area. In August 2022, Carlos was working inside his shop when he heard commotion coming from outside, so he went to the door to see what was happening. His store was surrounded by police vehicles and a helicopter was flying overhead.
Two days later, when the smoke cleared and Carlos was allowed back into his shop, the damage was overwhelming. In addition to the holes that had been blasted in the building, the chemicals from the tear gas soiled most of his merchandise and left his printers non-functioning.
When Carlos called his insurance company, he learned that, like many policies, his did not cover “acts of government.” Carlos then reached out to both the U.S. Marshals and the city of Los Angeles about receiving compensation. The Marshals told him they were not liable because the LAPD SWAT team was the group responsible for the destruction. Meanwhile, the city argued it was immune from compensating Carlos because its SWAT team was executing “police powers.
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