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Police brutality
Use of excessive force by a police officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Excessive force" redirects here. For other uses, see Excessive force (disambiguation).
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group.[1] It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, asphyxiation, beatings, shootings, improper takedowns, and unwarranted use of tasers.[2][3]
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