Bossip Video
Source: Liudmila Chernetska / Getty
Back in 2021, BOSSIP reported on a Black army lieutenant named Caron Nazario who was viciously attacked with pepper spray by two Windsor, Virginia police officers while he was in uniform. He subsequently filed a $1 million lawsuit against the two officers involved, Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker.
According to ABCNews, a jury pulled down their pants, squatted, and dropped a steaming pile on Nazarioâs $1 million lawsuit when they decided that his pain and suffering was only worth a paltry and pathetic $3,685. Gutierrez was ordered to pay $2,685 in damages for âno maliceâ assault and Crocker was ordered to pay the other $1,000 for an illegal search. Both men were cleared of all other charges, although, Gutierrez was fired from the department.
Nazarioâs lawyer Tom Roberts spoke out against the disrespectful ruling:
âIt is open season on citizens in Virginia and across the county,â Roberts said in a statement. âCitizens will not rest assured that scenes like this are not repeated with impunity.â
To recap for those who are unfamiliar, Nazario was signaled to pull over on the night of December 5, 2020. He rode slowly until he got to a well-lit area as he didnât want to pull over on a dark road. Upon speaking to the officers, he told them, âIâm honestly afraid to get out,â to which Gutierrez replied, âYeah, you should be.â
Guess âback the blueâ is more important than âsupport the troopsââŚ