Failed robber sues pizzeria he held up, CLAIMS HE IS THE TRUE VICTIM

[doxydad]

You cannot make shit like this up.....

The first time Nigel Sykes tried to get money from the Seasons Pizza in Newport, he did it with a gun, forcing his way into the business through the back door.
This time, Sykes is trying to get money from the pizzeria by suing the employees who tackled him and wrestled his gun away during the robbery.
Sykes alleges assault in a federal civil complaint claiming the rough treatment was "unnecessary" and that as a result of the injuries he suffered during his attempted hold-up, he is due over $260,000.

Sykes also claims in his suit, filed without an attorney, that after employees subdued him, two Newport police officers improperly used stun guns on him and denied him access to medical attention.

Normally lawsuits like this are tossed out after a brief review by the court. And while U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson tossed out several of Sykes' claims, she allowed the case to move forward against the pizza employees, two arresting officers and Seasons.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/07/21/man-sues-pizzeria-thwarting-robbery-attempt/12967647/

[hobbit709]

1. there is stupid and then there is stoopid.

[Hoppy]

5. Yeah, dumbass judge

[shenmue]

2. Pizza is sacred!

How dare he!

[Ellbee]

3. Stories like this will get future robbers killed...

... Instead of subdued and arrested.

[NaturalHigh]

8. Welcome to DU!

I had that same thought. The next robber will end up with a round between the eyes instead of a throwdown.

[surrealAmerican]

4. If the police maltreated him, that should be addressed.

I notice that he couldn't even get a lawyer to file this.

[NaturalHigh]

7. Yeah, that's pretty telling.

[Brigid]

6. "Not good at making choices"?

Yeah, I'd say so.