"When two Los Angeles police officers refused to leave his apartment during a welfare check, Slade Douglas felt he had no choice but to call 911. The August 27, 2019, encounter began after someone from the Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly reported to authorities that Douglas may be suicidal, according to a lawsuit he later filed against the city and the two officers who responded to his door. Douglas told police there had been a misunderstanding and that he wasn't a danger to himself or others."
"But instead of leaving, the officers insisted on taking him into custody for his own safety under California's Welfare and Institutions Code, known as a 5150 hold. They put him in handcuffs and took him to a hospital. What followed, he said, was a nightmare of forced sedation, drug testing and the increasingly desperate attempts by the officers to justify his detainment. Douglas sued, claiming that the incident violated his constitutional rights - and a jury agreed with him, awarding $6.8 million in damages."
On August 27, 2019, Los Angeles police officers responded to a welfare check after a Department of Veterans Affairs report suggested Slade Douglas might be suicidal. Douglas denied being a danger and attempted to end the encounter, but officers insisted on a 5150 involuntary hold, handcuffed him, and transported him to a hospital. At the hospital he experienced forced sedation, drug testing, and repeated attempts by officers to justify the detainment. Douglas filed a lawsuit against the LAPD and the City of Los Angeles alleging constitutional violations. A jury awarded him $6.8 million in damages.
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