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- NATION, Page 27Nation NotesCOURTSFighting Crime Doesn't Pay
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- When San Francisco taxi driver Holden Charles Hollom saw a
- mugger knock down a Japanese tourist and grab her purse, he
- drove off in hot pursuit and pinned the suspect against the wall
- with his cab, breaking the man's leg.
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- The mugger, Ocie McClure, was found guilty of robbery and
- sentenced to 10 years in prison. But then he filed a damage suit
- against Hollom. Earlier this month a jury found that Hollom used
- excessive force in making a citizen's arrest and ordered him to
- pay McClure $24,595.
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- The verdict provoked a swift outcry from crime-exhausted
- San Franciscans. Although Hollom's employer, the Luxor Cab Co.,
- promised to cover all his expenses, a local radio station
- launched a fund-raising drive on his behalf. Within a week more
- than $25,000 had been collected; the surplus money will be
- donated to a victims' relief fund. Says Hollom: "I would do
- exactly the same thing again."
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