Does the Fourth Amendment protect against excessive force by the police?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kelso v. Redding Police Dep't, No. 2:11-cv-1960-TLN-CMK (E.D. Cal. 2013):
The Fourth Amendment also protects individuals "against the use of excessive force during arrest procedures." Karim-Panahi v. Los Angeles Police Dep't, 839 F.2d 621, 624
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