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Old 05-15-2009, 03:14 AM   #4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Nisses View Post
If you start violating the rights & safety of others, you can expect your own rights to be dinged while you are set straight.
The cop is not a jury, nor a judge. He does not have the authority to suspend rights beyond his legal duty to uphold the law. This kick to the head is not permissible under that.

The cop should be punished to the full extent of the law, as should the perpetrator for what he has done.

Otherwise? A lot of L.A. cops might start going around kicking people in the head. What next? Waterboarding?
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