Legal Opinion
Derrick Bailey v. Major Tommy Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 28, 2016No. 15-11627PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge:
The be-on-the-lookout advisory (“BOLO”) to all law enforcement in Douglas County, Georgia, described its subject as a “loose cannon.” “Consider this man a danger to any [law-enforcement officer] in Douglas County and act accordingly,” the BOLO alarmingly warned and ominously instructed.
What had the subject of the BOLO done to trigger such a grave alert? Had he threatened law enforcement or the public? Had he broken any laws? Was he mentally unstable? Had he been acting at all suspiciously? No, no, no, and no.
Instead, Plaintiff-Appellee Derrick Bailey, the subject of…
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