Lawsuit Filed Against L.A. For Cost of Police Services at Rams games

The Rams have returned to Los Angeles, but not everyone is celebrating. A former member of L.A. City Council has sued over the question of whether it should pay for police services during home games played at the Coliseum.

Via CourthouseNews.com, Dennis Zine and another LA. resident filed a complaint the city and Chief of Police Charlie Beck, arguing that the police presence at the Coliseum “constitutes an unlawful gift of public funds” to the Rams.

“The primary beneficiary of the staffing of police officers without remuneration to the Rams to perform security functions is the Rams and not the public,” the lawsuit alleges, citing a city ordinance that requires event sponsors to “provide for payment for all services beyond the normal level of services.”

The lawsuit comes after talks between L.A. and the Rams failed to result in an agreement by the team to pay for police services. The Rams aren’t a party to the lawsuit, but they’ll clearly be affected by the outcome of the case; at an estimate of $200,000 per game, that’s a bill of $2 million per year.

Or, to put it a different way, 0.025 percent of owner Stan Kroenke’s estimated net worth of $8 billion.

Source: profootballtalk.nbcsports.com profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

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