DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
COUNTY OF RIDGEWAY
0xSyns,
-against-
ShadowCulture,
Defendant.
Case No. RSC-CV-8149
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff 0xSyns, brings this action for damages against Defendant and alleges as
follows:
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. This court has original jurisdiction over “all civil and criminal cases or
controversies.” Rid. Const. art. 5, § 4.
2. Venue is proper in this Court as the events giving rise to this Complaint occurred
within the State of Ridgeway.
PARTIES
3. Plaintiff 0xSyns is an individual and a citizen and resident of the State of Ridgeway.
4. Defendant ShadowCulture is, upon information and belief, an individual residing
within the State of Ridgeway.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
5. On or about July 7, 2025, Plaintiff was lawfully inside a gun store located in
Ridgeway County.
6. At the time, an audible alarm from a nearby Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was
activated, indicating a possible robbery.
7. Plaintiff exited the gun store and proceeded towards his vehicle.
8. As Plaintiff approached his vehicle’s door, Defendant Officer ShadowCulture
arrived on the scene in his law enforcement vehicle.
9. Without providing any verbal warnings, commands, or any opportunity for Plaintiff
to comply, Defendant immediately and without justification deployed his Taser,
striking the Plaintiff.
10. The force of the taser immediately incapacitated the Plaintiff, causing him to to fall
to the ground.
11. Only after Plaintiff was incapacitated and on the ground did Defendant proceed to
place him in handcuffs.
12. At no point prior to the use of the taser did Plaintiff physically resist, attempt to flee,
or pose an immediate threat of harm to the Defendant or any other person.
13. The use of the taser constituted an unreasonable and excessive use of force under the
circumstances.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (Violation of Civil Rights – 1 R. Stat. § 3115)
14. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the preceding paragraphs.
15. Defendant’s act of deploying his taser and striking the Plaintiff constituted an
intentional, unconsented, harmful, and overuse of force with Plaintiff’s person.
16. As a direct and proximate result of Defendant's battery, Plaintiff suffered significant
pain and injury.
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION (1 R. Stat. § 3114)
17. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the preceding paragraphs.
18. Defendant is a public servant, and his act of using a taser on a compliant individual
under these circumstances was an unreasonable and unauthorized exercise of his
official functions.
19. A reasonable officer with Defendant’s training and experience would know that
such a use of force is clearly improper and excessive.
20. As a direct and proximate result of Defendant’s wrongful acts, Plaintiff has suffered
damages.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court enter judgment in their
favor and against Defendant, and grant the following relief:
a. Compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial;
b. Punitive damages for the violation of rights (1 R. Stat. § 3115) in an amount up to
($4,500);
c. Punitive damages for the tortious act of a public servant in an amount up to the
maximum allowed by law, Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000), pursuant to 1 R. Stat. §
3114;
d. Any and all other relief that this Court deems just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: July 21, 2025
/s/0xSyns
0xSyns
