James Blake Settles NYC Police Brutality Case On Condition That City Creates Fellowship To Take On Cop Misconduct
by Giri Nathan from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#2TRRV)
In 2015, former world No. 4 tennis player James Blake was tackled and handcuffed outside a midtown Manhattan hotel by a New York City police officer who mistook him for a suspect in a credit card fraud case. Blake had a sound case against the city: the entire incident was captured on surveillance video, and NYC's"