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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Metro doesn’t figure out how to deal with teens misbehaving, their ridership is going to continue to slide. And then all of the people who complain about how these teens are being harassed are going to be left without a public transit option.

Why can’t metro police be allowed to do their jobs without lawsuits?[/quote][/quote]

[b]Law prevents WMATA from being sued for alleged excessive force[/b]
[url]https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/law-prevents-wmata-from-being-sued-for-alleged-excessive-force/65-0ce65ee4-0077-4cc9-ae92-49037d82a227[/url]

This DC mother who was injured during an arrest for fare evasion has hit a roadblock in her fight against MetroTransitPD.
Diamond Rust’s attorney said she cannot sue WMATA for alleged civil rights violations because metro is protected by law. 
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3tHvEGXkAc_CNh.jpg[/img]

The WMATA Compact, which is the transit authority’s guiding document, has language that Rust’s attorney said gives the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority immunity from being sued even if one of its officers is found guilty of civil rights violations.  The WMATA Compact reads the transit authority [b]“shall not be liable for any torts occurring in the performance of a governmental function.”[/b]  
That means if a citizen has their rights violated by a metro transit officer, WMATA can’t be sued.[/quote]

Currently, an alleged victim can only sue individual officers with Metro Transit Police for civil rights violations instead of the agency they work for.[/quote]

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