The attorneys of a 34-year-old mother who was pinned against a wall and arrested for alleged jaywalking and resisting arrest filed a claim on Monday with the city of San Francisco.
If the city denies the claim that San Francisco police officers used excessive force when arresting Christina Porter on July 29, a lawsuit is the next step, said civil rights attorney Treva R. Stewart of Oakland-based firm Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People.A combination of business surveillance footage and cell phone video captured by bystanders showed details of the arrest.
That's when bystanders took out their phones to record footage of Porter screaming as McFall repeatedly says, 'Stop resisting,' and Porter yells, 'Get off of me. I'm not resisting. Give me my phone.' Stewart said her client was terrified to get on the ground, fearful that he would shoot her and upset by the physical interaction as she is a survivor of domestic violence.
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