Our cops are soldiers now. Thanks to the boatload of money and carte blanche after 9\/11. Let me see your ID.<\/p>\n
ABQJournal Online \u00bb Jury Verdict In Excessive Force Case Overturned<\/a> <\/p>\n By Scott Sandlin \/ Journal Staff Writer<\/a>on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 <\/p>\n APD\u2019s arrest of an unarmed, 60-year-old intoxicated man by firing numerous bean bags at him, siccing a dog on him and then repeatedly Tasering him was \u201cclearly excessive\u201d force, says a federal judge who took the unusual step of overturning the jury\u2019s verdict in the case \u2026<\/p>\n \u201cNo reasonable person could believe that an inhibited, slow-moving 60-year old individual who made no physical or verbal threats and wielded no weapons could constitute a threat to the safety of any of the 47 armed and shielded police officers who stood 20 feet away,\u201d Black wrote, reversing the outcome of the weeklong jury trial last October in Santa Fe. <\/p>\n \u201cNothing presented at trial showed that the officers\u2019 extraordinary use of force was reasonably necessary to safely arrest (the plaintiff),\u201d said the opinion Black wrote this month. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ABQJournal Online \u00bb Jury Verdict In Excessive Force Case Overturned<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our cops are soldiers now. Thanks to the boatload of money and carte blanche after 9\/11. Let me see your ID. ABQJournal Online \u00bb Jury Verdict In Excessive Force Case Overturned By Scott Sandlin \/ Journal Staff Writeron Thu, Apr 26, 2012 APD\u2019s arrest of an unarmed, 60-year-old intoxicated man by firing numerous bean bags … Continue reading Paramilitary police lead to violence<\/span> \n