New York, New York........or maybe LA

Or San Francisco...

But never in Texas.

An illegal alien turd stabs a cop in the head with a six inch dagger, is sentenced to 20 years for attempted murder of a police officer (in Texas it would have been at least 40) and now the piece of human excrement is suing the officer he tried to kill.

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, June 7th 2011

The surreal scene in Brooklyn Federal Court played out as part of a $40 million suit Hugo Hernandez has filed against the victim, Angel Cruz, and three other officers.

He claims the cops used excessive force and broke his ankle while trying to subdue him after he stabbed Cruz in the temple with a 6-inch dagger.

Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who is representing himself, told the jury in his opening statement that he committed a "terrible act of violence against a fellow human being, and I am profoundly sorry."

Representing himself...I recall the great saying a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client...and an idiot for attorney.

Just as on the night of the March 2007 attack, Cruz's heroism in the face of insanity shone through Monday.

"I remember him striking me across the head. ... I remember seeing him standing there with a knife in his hand ready to attack me again," Cruz said.

Cruz - who had stopped Hernandez for smoking - said he does not recall firing five shots from his service weapon, hitting him four times. With blood gushing from his head, he chased the assailant down a flight of stairs and held him on the platform floor.

"I guess it was pure adrenaline," he said, "and the feeling that I'm not going to let him get away with assaulting a New York City police officer."

Cruz spent two weeks in intensive care and received speech and physical therapy before returning to full duty.

...Hernandez, who has a history of hearing voices commanding him to kill, pleaded guilty and is serving 20 years.

His suit accuses Cruz, Sgt. James McNamara and Officers Victor Lopez and Christopher Balleara of punching and kicking him, pulling his hair, spitting in his face and twisting his right ankle until it snapped.

In any sane state this case would have been thrown out upon filing...but this is New York, a once great city. Hopefully the jury doesn't take long in slapping this out of the park.