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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Red-hot angry cop

OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi police officer’s request for immunity was denied by a federal court in light of excessive force claims brought by a familiar suspect who was illegally parked; the cop “clearly lost his temper” toward the man and repeatedly shocked him, promising to “teach plaintiff a lesson” and to “burn his ass up” with the taser. “The law does not allow officers to unnecessarily inflict pain upon suspects in order to vent their anger or personal animus towards them.”

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Government, Personal Injury

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