Barbaric Hazing Ritual at the Denver Police Academy

KL Partners Darold Killmer and Reid Allison, with co-counsel John Holland, filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court today to seek justice for our client Victor Moses, who lost both legs after being forced to endure a “barbaric hazing ritual” at the Denver police academy. Known as “Fight Day,” this hazing ritual is an unnecessarily violent rite of passage that recruits have to endure to be accepted into the police “fraternity.” It is a shocking manifestation of a culture of excessive force and indifference to injuries at the Denver Police Department.

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