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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Mon Sep 2, 2024, 02:15 AM Sep 2024

Phoenix PD react violently immediately to verbal slights or insults from citizens, within seconds

Federal investigators; "Phoenix Officers don't understand free speech and that you can't arrest someone just because they get called a bad name"

“Phx PD officers unlawfully arrest or use force in response to criticism, insults, or perceived disrespect during daily encounters. Often, within seconds, officers react with force to verbal slights,” according to the Department of Justice. As its first example in its report, the DOJ cited the following case exposed by ABC15.

watch video below or read here: https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/phoenix-doj-investigation/video-guide-abc15-breaks-down-the-department-of-justices-report-into-phoenix-pd

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Phoenix PD react violently immediately to verbal slights or insults from citizens, within seconds (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2024 OP
Oink! LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #1
The Subversive Court gutted the 14th, will they now customize the 1st to protect brownshirts? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2024 #2
In their line of work they need a thicker skin. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #3
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