i'm not reading this entire thread but i would most certainly report it - its a suit between you vs club so i wouldn't worry about state coming after you for buying alcohol, etc... i would assume they are at fault for serving a minor then any damages you suffered by bouncers.
i can't stand sue happy people but quick read makes it sound like you just got taken advantage of... get your mutha fuckn check!
Paul "your bullshit makes the flowers grow"
I would have went to jail --- they would have lost their liquor license and just MIGHT get to re-open the club after a year w/ a new name like Baby J's Chill Spot.
"I'm not a gynecologist... but I'll take a look."
1) clubs hire off-duty cops bc they shoulf KNOW the law. Knowing the law means that...
--> they should know that beating a handcuffed customer in the face while he's choking on a dumpster shouldn't happen
--> that they are job is to remove them from the premises ... not interrogate or torture them out back
--> the club should hold regular meetings on what is allowed and what is not for their security staff
** on a 2nd note, unless you are going to jail or having sex I think it's illegal for a bouncer to handcuff you - but I will check on that.
"I'm not a gynecologist... but I'll take a look."
Anyone who thinks the OP will actually get a settlement if he's to press charges is lacking a severe amount of intelligence
I'll take that gimme 200 on the defense!
Press charge dude
Bouncer gets in trouble for battery because they cannot beat up people by law, then the club owner is liable. Double win. DO IT!
A few points I would like to make.
1.Lose your license until your 21 because an alcohol related incident on your record says you will. Lawyer may get around this but its hit and miss.
2. Sue if you want, no one forced you to drink. The bouncer selling the illegal bands actually relieves the club of responsibility. He was not acting in accordance with his duties, therefore, not under the purview of the club. They MIGHT settle for enough to pay a decent lawyer though just to keep their name out of the papers.
3. It is not unlawful imprisonment if their duties include detaining suspects until police arrive, which is what most clubs do with underage drinkers. They do this to avoid the drunk driving incident that was brought up.
4. It is complete BS that a business could be sued because of the incompetence of the people that go there. Should I be able to sue my employer if I get hurt in a wreck on the way home? How about Kroger if I am on my way from grocery shopping? Your safety is your own responsibility. It is not the job of a business to babysit its customers.
These are through page 5. I imagine I will have more by the time I finish reading.
I thought I was right that your license got suspended in GA for underage possession.Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
Also your right. Now that I think about it, a few years ago, last time I ever went to a club. Was wild bills, a friend of ours was there underage and got caught drinking from his brothers drink. A bouncer twice his size walked up behind him, pushed him, put him into a head lock and drug him out the exit where 3 cops where waiting.
I swear there are more jailhouse lawyers in this thread than Chino and Sing Sing combined.
he probably wouldn't even get a chance to take it to court.. opera's insurance would come in and offer him money (if he had/has strong evidence to support it) or even the owner might just keep it out of the news... once again talk to a good lawyer see what he mainly thinks...
I wish that would happen to me...
Get the news involved.
This was fail on all sides... You will learn a lesson, so will they....
i would take it to court.
jury's almost always side with the wronged individual vs the evil corporate entity (opera in this case)
you WILL get paid, probably through out of court settlement - and bouncer will have to bounce the fuck out lol.
the underage and drinking thing isn't even an issue imo. talk to a real lawyer instead of these clowns.
So, curious? Are you a real lawyer? Probably not, so try not being a hypocrite, imo.
Of course I own this.
IT PUTS THE OREOS ON THE RIM
Are you sure you used that word correctly?
^^ Agreed. I'm with you Julio. Being punched in the face while u are handcuffed alone is enough that would have put me over the top no matter WHAT I did wrong.
LOL
Kinda reminds me of when I was in college.. we'd get some kegs and leak it to the high-school kids (underage) on purpose. $10 to party. Then we'd get a good count at the door while keeping a GOOD lock on the booze. We'd call the cops on our own party -- as soon as the cops get there the underage kids would BOLT! And we'd say we called the cops to get rid of them b/c they were not invited.
We kept the booze AND the money from the door from those fuckers (it was NOTHING to get 100 high school kids or more to pay every month) - LOL. Next month, we'd do the same thing - LOL.
Bouncer gets the money from you (and who knows how many others) then gets to throw you out on your fucking head and dot your eye for good measure. You get nothing in return - only if they would punch me in the face while handcuffed they'd be more famous than they wanted to be I can bet you that - underage or not. LOL
"I'm not a gynecologist... but I'll take a look."
Had something similar happen at Opera. Their bouncers are power tripping low life's who will pounce on any opportunity to fuck someone up. Like Frog said, the system between the club/bouncers/cops is corrupt.
I think whatever chance you had was to press charges immediately following the incident, the cop(s) knew this and that is why they gave you the ultimatum. Wherever this goes, I wish you the best of luck.
aren't both parties at fault?
bouncer sells underage 21+ band.
underage accepts knowing it's illegal
Sorry but what ALOT of are missing is, he first has to PROVE IT! No evidence no case. Simple as that!
Im over it
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Sorry man for what happened to you. Shitty lesson to learn.
This would be hard to prove that a bouncer sold you the bands in court. It could be argued that you found someone leaving and bought there bands from them. In which you knew you were in the wrong.
Staff member see you contributing to the delinquency of a minor and confronts you.
You start to get belligerent with a staff member and staff member knows you have been drinking and may become violent.
Staff member takes this as a I am about to get swung on and stops the threat. He does what ever he can to get you out of the club so you do not become a threat to other party goers.
After getting thrown out you still try to charge the staff member so he does what he can to stop the threat once more.
Lets see underage drinking, Public intox, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor are just three charges I see here. I am not a lawyer nor a officer of the law so I am not sure what all charges you could have been charged with. I am not trying to argue but I would let it slide. This is just how I see it.
Were your photos taken at the bar or once you got home? If when you got home I doubt they will hold any value. Anything could have happened to you once you left the club.
This is just what I can get from the story.
It sucks that you were sold an 21+ band to later get kicked out and beat up. I think you've waited just a little to long to make anything out of it. With that being said why dont you and a group of your friends go back with some hidden cameras and try to catch the bouncers selling 21+ bands in the bathroom and buy one. Then go out to the bar and ask for a club soda with lime and drink half of it. All you have to do now is take a swig of mouthwash and act tipsy, not drunk. For even more of an effect you could brag loudly how you are'nt 21 and you just bought the bracelet in the bathroom from a bouncer. This will more than likely cause the bouncers to treat you the same way that they did before, as they have an notoriously bad reputation. Then contact all of the local news stations. Im not telling you to do this but, it would be awesome and karma is a bitch.
^Nice idea.
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