Gaymon v. Borough of Collingdale

MEMORANDUM OPINION

McHUGH, District Judge.

This-is a case where, if the allegations áre true, a petty complaint from a neighbor led to a grossly disproportionate response' by police, culminating in officers entering a family’s home and arresting its owner for doing nothing more than attempting to videotape the officers’ overreaction on her own property. It is a claim which can only be described as having particular resonance when viewed against the backdrop of recent events nationally, where -videotapes by citizens have proven to be indispensable in bringing to light instances where police…