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> > One thing: cops are supposed to be not brutal.
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>[WS:] And the ordinary citizens are?
No. But sometimes they become that way. That's one reason we have cops. duh.
>I thought that
>the proscription of brutality applies to everyone, not
>just government employees.
Cute. Police are government employees with the particular assignment of "protecting and serving" as they say here in Los Angeles. The job description does not include brutality.