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In the discussion thread: Epileptic man mistaken for drug abuser beaten by Indianapolis police, lawsuit claims [View all]

Response to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 02:54 PM

PotatoChip (1,589 posts)

8. Still not following you.

I 'get' and agree with this part...

At a minimum, police should not violate the civil rights of the citizenry by delivering unnecessary and excessive violence.

I just don't really understand what either Holder or the federal DOJ have to do with a local police brutality case.

Oh well, whatever.

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24 replies	Author	Time	Post
Epileptic man mistaken for drug abuser beaten by Indianapolis police, lawsuit claims [View all]	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	OP
If true, indefensible conduct by the police. nt	geek tragedy	Feb 2013	#1
...again.	Comrade Grumpy	Feb 2013	#2
What else is new?	Bake	Feb 2013	#13
Let me guess. If the police were not selling med marijuana, Eric Holder and his DOJ will do nothing.	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 2013	#3
?	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#5
That's what Eric Holder, who heads the agency for protecting civil rights, would say.	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 2013	#6
Still not following you.	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#8
You really don't understand that AG Holder and his DOJ have the responsibility to enforce the	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 2013	#19
You make an awful lot of assumptions	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#21
Asking questions in reponse to your "Still not following you," is not making assumptions. You say	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 2013	#22
Lol! (nt)	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#23
Duh. The only thing that gets Holder excited is prosecuting med marijuana cases.	Bake	Feb 2013	#14
Don't disagree with you. At all.	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#16
Holder has nothing to do with this case.	Bake	Feb 2013	#17
Oh, ok.	PotatoChip	Feb 2013	#18
(1) The police use of excessive force is a federal Civil Rights violation.	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 2013	#20
Good point, actually.	Bake	Feb 2013	#24
Another reason to stop the war on drugs..	midnight	Feb 2013	#4
Truly. Even if this guy was smoked on something	rurallib	Feb 2013	#7
I agree.....	midnight	Feb 2013	#9
But typical.	Bake	Feb 2013	#15
Why would it be okay to beat someone down IF they were high?	TheKentuckian	Feb 2013	#10
When we empower an ignorant and bigoted LEO to intervene to "secure the peace"	HereSince1628	Feb 2013	#11
fuck tha police	frylock	Feb 2013	#12

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