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Pros And Cons Of Police Brutality

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The police force is given a great deal of latitude in performing their duties. Because police officers are expected to confront potentially violent individuals and protect the public, they can legally use physical, and even deadly, force under certain circumstances. A litigator for more than 20 years claimed, “However, an officer who uses force when it is not called for, or who uses more force than is necessary to perform his or her job, may cross the line into police brutality.” (England 1) This is not a legal term, but it may be best described by way of example. A driver who failed to stop at a Walmart parking lot stop sign endured way more than just an embarrassing chat with the cops and a ticket. In New Mexico, the police officers who
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