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Update on Steve Foley

Posted by Charger_Girl

June 25, 2008 |

Former Charger LB Steve Foley is suing the city of Coronado and idiot cop Aaron Mansker as a result of the shooting incident on 3 September 2006 which left Foley permanently injured and cut sohort his football career.  The current San Diego trial is expected to last 4-6 weeks.

Mansker was off-duty at the time of the shooting, after following Foley to his home in North County with Foley being under suspicion of drunk driving.  Interestingly, in the year he had been with the Coronado Police Dept., Mansker had 3 “police matters” during that period.

Unfortunately, Mansker’s questionable past will not be admissible during the trial - questionable in his failure to be hired by 10 other police departments before securing employment in Coronado.  Additionally, Mansker’s father was killed by a drunk driver and he apparently had a “knack for flagging” drunk drivers (an obvious red flag, if you ask me.) 

Not once did Mansker call for backup if he felt that Foley was driving under the influence.  Furthermore, in the state of California, civilians are not required to pull over for unmarked  and un-uniformed officers.

Mansker further states that he saw Foley reach for his waistband and thought he was going for a weapon; however, according to Foley’s attorneys, his injuries prove he was shot from behind.

In any case, Foley’s football career is over and his life has remained permanently altered.  Mansker was obviously a loose cannon with an ulterior motive, and, at 23 years old, was much too immature to be given the immense responsibilty afforded a peace officer.  The city of Coronado should have taken notice of the 10 departments which failed to hire Mansker, and maybe it wouldn’t be at the heart of this lawsuit.

Frankly, I hope Foley wins, the city of Coronado is forced to pay through the nose for his injuries, pain & suffering, and lost wages, and that Mansker is fired and never allowed to wield a gun again.  Some claim that Foley’s history of DUIs (he was arrested on 21 April 2006 for DUI and pled guilty in May 2007 to misdemeanor DUI and sentenced to 5-years of probation) justified Mansker’s off-duty actions to “tail” him all the way home; however, nothing justifies the ultimate outcome of the situation.

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  1. Steve Alexander on June 26, 2008 8:09 am

    Letes hope Steve gets his justice,what a horrible thing to happen.Another classic case of cops having to be the tough guy and show their power.

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