Are Lawsuits vs. Cops Stopping the War being Waged Against You? Birmingham Settles Case of 5 Cops who Beat Concussed Black Man After Car Wreck

On Jan. 23, 2008 38-year-old Anthony Warren was severley beaten by five Birmingham Police officers. He suffered a severe concussion, a skull fracture, internal bleeding and broken bones. The incident was captured on video. Birmingham police officers "repeatedly struck [him] about his head and body causing him to be hospitalized for four days and unconscious for the majority of that time.'

Although numerous Birmingham officers and supervisors had seen the the video- none reported it for nearly a year. The beating and stomping began after his van had flipped over twice on the side of the road and Warren had been ejected from the vehicle onto the ground. As he layed motionless on the ground, angry, excited cops began kicking and beating on his limp body - on video. [MORE]

From [HERE] Even after settling with the city of Birmingham, Ala., one Black man will remain locked up, and as it turns out, his lawyers will get more of a payout than he will, AL.com reports.

Inmate Anthony Warren settled for $460,000 in a police-brutality lawsuit, but under the terms approved by the City Council and Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Warren will only pocket $1,000, while his attorneys will receive $359,000 in fees and he’ll have to shell out an additional $100,000 in expenses, the news site report.

The lawsuit accused five Birmingham cops of using excessive force. The five white officers -- David Doran, Barrett G. Dewitt, Heath Boackle, Thomas Cleveland and Kenneth Prevo.

According to the report, Warren incited the chase after he tried to get away from a narcotics officer, leading the authorities on a 20- to 25-minute car high speed chase across multiple cities. Warren reportedly hit a school bus, a patrol car and a Hoover police officer who was trying to lay down tire-puncture strips across U.S. Highway 31 in an attempt to stop him. What was the dangerous high speed pursuit for? Police claimed Warren had some drugs. No drugs were ever found and no drug charges were filed.

He is currently serving out a 20-year prison sentence connected to a so-called attempted-murder charge for the injury of the Hoover officer he hit.