Sunday, October 5, 2003
POLICE MISBEHAVIOR
When is a police officer justified in using force to apprehend a suspect? Is there a limit to the force a police officer can use? In November, 1968, the nation witnessed a police force out of control during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. That occasion was especially disturbing, because the provocateurs were following a carefully planned agenda that was designed to show out of control police officers on national television. The plan succeeded beyond the demonstrator’s wildest...
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