The different types of police brutality
Police misconduct and police brutality can rear several different ugly heads. Some of the most common types of police misconduct is as follows:
- Wrongful arrest – If and when a law enforcement officer arrests you unconstitutionally then this is considered a wrongful arrest. Therefore, for all practical purposes, if you believe you were arrested without any probable cause then you can challenge the legality of the arrest itself and file suit against the arresting officer for police misconduct. Another factor which will be considered is whether there was an arrest warrant issued and attested by a certified judge for the arrest.
- Excessive force – Law enforcement officers who use way more physical force than required or when not required at all. This could include shoving, tackling, choking, beating, kicking, using weapons such as batons, pepper spray, etc. in circumstances where the suspect was not being out of line and was cooperating are considered to have used excessive force. This leads to severe injuries and may even cause death.
- Unreasonable search – If law enforcement officers search your car, house, or any other property without either your consent or a search warrant which was issued and signed by a certified judge, then the search is said to be unconstitutional. This too is a kind of police misconduct.
- Planting evidence – Law enforcement officers may be under certain pressure to meet numbers in terms of numbers of arrests, and so forth. Sometimes they even resort to means such as planting evidence in order to frame the suspect.
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