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Police brutality at work
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6-17-2007 3:29 PM
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tasers
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911
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lawsuit
ratilfar
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Another WTF?
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6-17-2007
11:31 PM
sl0wdjin
Once again we approach the point where having the police arrive comes close to resembling a game of Russian roulette.
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