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It should be pointed out that cops don't just violate the civil rights of gangbangers. They routinely arrest journalists, illegally, (as in, federal crime) because they don't want us there. In other words, some cops truly believe that the badge makes them the law, rather than just the enforcer of it. They get the idea that whatever they think should happen, now legally Must happen, or it's a crime.
Allowing them to get away with that thinking, whether it be arresting journalists (while not arresting anyone in the crowd who doesn't have a TV camera) or kicking defenseless suspects in the head, will only encourage more of that thinking.
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