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April 28, 2012 02:34 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/j-7gsMIMbPo/portland-prosecutor-says-innoc.html
Portland prosecutor says innocent man's classic kung fu film collection warranted brutal police tasing
A Portland City attorney argued in court that a Portland police officer was justified in brutally tasing a non-violent man with no criminal record because it was later discovered that the man owned a classic kung fu film collection. The jury didn't agree, and the taxpayers now get to pay a $250,000 settlement. Naturally, Officer [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/j-7gsMIMbPo/portland-prosecutor-says-innoc.html
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