Legal Opinion
Vak La v. Hayducka
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 24, 2003No. CIV.00-03045 AMWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLIN, District Judge.
This case highlights the tension that sometimes exists between police and citizens when the aggressive actions of an emotionally disturbed resident obscure the line between lawful and unlawful conduct, and result in the tragic loss of life. It is cases such as this that fragment communities and heighten the rhetoric of discrimi nation, particularly when the victim is a non-Caucasian.
The heated emotions that emanate from Kyung-Ho La’s death have been translated into the current legal discourse between the plaintiffs and the defendants. Notwithstanding, it is the…
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