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Palo Alto Cops Beat Down an old Black Man. Cops won't be Punished.
Monday, June 21, 2004 at 05:48AM
Palo Alto cops had the Right to "use whatever physical force necessary'' to Beat Down an unarmed, 60 yr. old Black Man who was never charged with a crime
Two Palo Alto police officers did not violate department procedures when they beat and pepper-sprayed a motorist last summer, according to an internal affairs investigation. The officers said they feared for their safety when Hopkins reached for the console in his car. Hopkins said that he was minding his own business and brutalized by police because he's African-American.Hopkins was never charged with a crime in the incident and recently accepted a $250,000 settlement from the city of Palo Alto after agreeing not to sue in civil court. [more]
Two Palo Alto police officers did not violate department procedures when they beat and pepper-sprayed a motorist last summer, according to an internal affairs investigation. The officers said they feared for their safety when Hopkins reached for the console in his car. Hopkins said that he was minding his own business and brutalized by police because he's African-American.Hopkins was never charged with a crime in the incident and recently accepted a $250,000 settlement from the city of Palo Alto after agreeing not to sue in civil court. [more]
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