Today marks the one year anniversary of one of the darkest moments in the history of Danbury.
During this period, the names of Common Common majority leader Pauline Bssso, Planning Commissioner Joel Urice, and 7th ward Common Council member Mary Teicholtz were forever connected in a shameful state of affairs that has by and large brought further shame to Danbury by labeling the city the most racially intolerant place in Connecticut.
One year after the exposure of racist emails by anti-immigrant politicians that sparked an outrage across the state of Connecticut and nation, we'll take a look back at that ugly moment in time explore how nothing has changed one year later...in fact, things have gotten worse.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
